English idiom

sweep the board

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Figurative meaning

To win every available prize or category in a competition.

Word picture

Winning everything is pictured as sweeping every item from a game board.

Example

“The local bakery swept the board at the regional food awards.”

Dictionary details

Component words

sweep board

Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

back to the drawing board

to start planning or designing again after an idea or attempt has failed

above board

honest, legal, and transparent

a piece of cake

Something that is very easy to do.

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

alive and kicking

still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty

do the trick

to achieve the desired result or solve a problem

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Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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