sweep the deck in English

Forms: sweeps the deck [present, singular, third-person], sweeping the deck [participle, present], swept the deck [participle, past], swept the deck [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|sweep<,,swept> the deck}} sweep the deck (third-person singular simple present sweeps the deck, present participle sweeping the deck, simple past and past participle swept the deck)

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        "To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them."
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          "stake",
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        [
          "table",
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        "(card games, idiomatic) To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them."
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    {
      "form": "sweeps the deck",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swept the deck",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swept the deck",
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        "past"
      ]
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          "clear off",
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        "(card games, idiomatic) To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them."
      ],
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      ],
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        "card-games",
        "games"
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  ],
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"sweep the deck" meaning in English

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