clean break

clean break {n. phr.}

A complete separation.

Tom made a clean break with his former girlfriends before marrying Pamela.

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[clean] See: [COME CLEAN], [KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN], [MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF], [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN], [TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS] also [SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[make a clean sweep of] {v. phr.} 1. Achieve a complete victory. * /In 7980 the Reagan Republicans made a clean sweep of the western states./ 2. To eliminate thoroughly […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[clean sweep] {n. phr.} A complete victory. * /Our candidate for the United States Senate made a clean sweep over his opponent./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[make a clean breast of] {v. phr.} To admit (your guilt); tell all about (your wrong doing); confess everything. * /The police caught the hit-and-run driver and he made a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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