clear the decks

Example Sentences

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It is fair to argue it is unhealthy for English cricket to clear the decks after every failed Ashes expedition.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The EIA, Abbey declared, “must clear the decks of unfinished projects,” “recruit and retain the best talent” and “develop the most powerful analytical capabilities.”

From Salon • May 6, 2025

It’s time to clear the decks of a few questions I’ve received recently, but first I want to share some alarming new information about melatonin gummies.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

A barrage of major central bank decisions and a critical U.S. consumer price inflation reading this week likely clear the decks in what has been an "annus horribilis" for world markets.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022

But before we do that, we have got to clear the decks and adopt judging standards, standards by which we wish to work or to evaluate different varieties.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association