clean house

phrase

Synonyms of clean housenext
1
: to clean a house and its furniture
2
: to make sweeping reforms or changes (as of personnel)

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The Royals still put a high priority on pitching, and cleaning house might make replenishing the staff difficult. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 Then, Danhausen crawled back into the ring and nearly grabbed the money until McDonagh interfered again and cleaned house. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, the big 20th-anniversary celebration likely stymied any conversations around cleaning house. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026 Once again, Italian football cleaned house in a dramatic attempt to rebuild. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clean house

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