Meaning of sweep the board | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To win all the prizes in a competition.
   idiomatic
2. To take all of the cards.
3. To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.
   idiomatic

Examples

“Spadillio first, unconquerable Lord! Led off two captive Trumps, and swept the Board. As many more Manillio forc'd to yield, And march'd a Victor from the verdant Field.”

“It’s always fun when something massive comes along and sweeps the board, giving everything else a thoroughly good kicking – think Titanic, The Silence of the Lambs, or Lord of the Rings. There’s a sort of deranged, gluttonous feeling, a perverse glee in seeing so many dreams trampled on by a massive cultural juggernaut.”

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