clean house

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Definition of clean housenext
as in clean (up)
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff We should clean house before the guests begin to arrive.

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Recent Examples of clean house Given the senior position Liaw held and his long history with Liang and Liu, who both serve on the board, some investors have called for Supermicro to clean house with its management team. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Most of us don’t necessarily enjoy cleaning, but everyone loves the feeling of coming home to a clean house. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026 The Royals still put a high priority on pitching, and cleaning house might make replenishing the staff difficult. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, the big 20th-anniversary celebration likely stymied any conversations around cleaning house. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clean house

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“Clean house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20house. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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