Clean out In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "clean out", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-09-01 05:09

Meaning of Clean out

Clean out phrasal verb informal

Make the inside of something clean or tidy

I spent nearly two hours cleaning out the house.

He was assigned to clean out the warehouse.

Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

This luxurious handbag cleaned me out.

Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

There is no food left. Someone must have cleaned it out.

This project cleaned out our funds.

Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

After the loss of the first round, the coach decided to clean out some members.

Other phrases about:

spic and span

Very clean and tidy.

cut from (something)

1. To remove something from something else by cutting

2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster

3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Bcareful to avoid losing important things or getting rid of them by mistake while disposing of worthless ones.
All Spruced Up

Used to describe someone or something that becomes neat and clean after having been fixed up, dressed up or cleaned up

Grammar and Usage of Clean out

Verb Forms

  • cleaned out
  • cleaning out
  • cleans out

The verb "clean" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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