clean house
phrase
1
: to clean a house and its furniture
2
: to make sweeping reforms or changes (as of personnel)
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“Clean house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20house. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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