sweep something up

sweep something up
sweep something up†
1. Lit. to clean up and remove something, such as dirt, by sweeping. •

Please sweep these crumbs up.

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Can you sweep up these crumbs?

2. Lit. to clean up some place by sweeping. •

Please sweep this room up.

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Can you sweep up this room, please?

3. Fig. to arrange something, such as hair, into a curve or wave. •

The hairstylist swept her hair up over the top. No one liked it.

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Sweep up my hair the way it looks in this picture.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • sweep something away — (or aside) remove, dispel, or abolish something in a swift and sudden way Nahum s smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom * * * ˌsweep sthaˈway derived to get rid of sth completely • Any doubts had long since been swept away. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweep something under the carpet — sweep (something) under the carpet British, American & Australian, American & Australian to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather …   New idioms dictionary

  • sweep something under the rug — sweep (something) under the rug to hide something embarrassing. The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it …   New idioms dictionary

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  • sweep something out — ˌsweep sthˈout derived to remove all the dust, dirt, etc. from a room or building using a brush Main entry: ↑sweepderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweep something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, take no notice of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside. → sweep * * * brush/sweep/cast/something aside phrase to refuse to consider or deal with something Railway companies brushed aside fears that staff cuts would… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweep something under the carpet — to try to avoid dealing with a problem You can t just sweep these issues under the carpet …   English dictionary

  • sweep something under the rug — verb To conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly …   Wiktionary

  • sweep something under the carpet — conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten. → carpet …   English new terms dictionary

  • sweep aside — ˌsweep a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sweep aside he/she/it sweeps aside present participle sweeping aside past tense swept aside …   Useful english dictionary

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