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
“Then I can’t do better than say another word to the engineer, for of all the ways to clear the decks this hot water system’s about the best.”
From Middy and Ensign by G. D. Rowlandson
