Meaning of sweep aside | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To push or brush to the side.
2. To overcome an obstacle with little effort.
   idiomatic
3. To ignore, brush off.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“On this section, the high five-span masonry viaduct over the Whiteadder Water, at Chirnside, withstood the flood, but four of the six spans of the bridge carrying the siding to the nearby paper mill were demolished, and the track, with the sleepers still in position, was swept aside, on to the river bank.”

“Wolves swept aside Championship outfit Doncaster at Molineux to earn a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.”

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