"schoon schip maken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

Etymology: Literally, “to make clean ship.”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to make clean ship.}} “to make clean ship.”, {{lit|to make clean ship.}} Literally, “to make clean ship.” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} schoon schip maken
  1. (figuratively) to clean house, to make a clean sweep, to right the ship (to reform a workplace, organization, etc. by removing undesirable personnel and/or procedures) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-schoon_schip_maken-nl-verb-lqqnbpwl Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  2. (figuratively) to come clean (to confess, to admit the truth) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-schoon_schip_maken-nl-verb-1LKnBMjj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
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