Offended by Tim's remark, Mary swept out of the room with her head high in the air.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
sweep out — [phrasal verb] sweep (something) out or sweep out (something) : to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush Please sweep out the room when you re done working. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweep out — index purge (purify) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sweep out — Synonyms and related words: bleach, blow, blow out, bowdlerize, broom, brush, brush off, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, defecate, delouse, deplete, depurate, deterge, drain, dry… … Moby Thesaurus
sweep out — 1. Eject. 2. Clean, brush out, clear out … New dictionary of synonyms
sweep out of — {v. phr.} To leave in an impressive, majestic manner. * /Offended by Tim s remark, Mary swept out of the room with her head high in the air./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sweep out of — {v. phr.} To leave in an impressive, majestic manner. * /Offended by Tim s remark, Mary swept out of the room with her head high in the air./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sweep — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, S curve, aberrancy, aberration, advance, airscape, ambit, arc, arch, ball the jack, barrel, be effortless, be painless, bend, bend back, bending, bias, bingo, boom, bow, bowing … Moby Thesaurus
Sweep (book series) — Sweep Author(s) Cate Tiernan Country USA … Wikipedia
sweep something under the rug — (or carpet) conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten * * * sweep (something) under the rug see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑rug sweep (something) under the rug (US) (or chiefly Brit swee … Useful english dictionary
sweep — ► VERB (past and past part. swept) 1) clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. 2) move or push with great force. 3) (sweep away/aside) remove or abolish swiftly and suddenly. 4) search or survey (an area). 5) pass or traverse swiftly and… … English terms dictionary
