Meaning of drain the swamp | Babel Free

Definitions

To eliminate the root causes of problems, especially to rid politics and government of evils, such as corruption and bureaucracy.

US, figuratively

Examples

“Why can't the Massachusetts Legislature summon its courage, and the Governor, and drain the swamp of which it is all so well aware, an act which in and of itself would eliminate many of the alligators.”

“In every conversation I had with Trump supporters at his rallies during the election, one impulse kept surfacing: drain the swamp.”

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