clear the decks
Example Sentences
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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
UBS analysts said costs would be a focus for Deutsche's fourth-quarter earnings, noting that the bank has said it wants to "clear the decks of transformation charges and other costs" this year.
From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2022
The aim is to clear the decks so that the presidents and prime ministers who arrive in Glasgow in November will be able to concentrate on a few major political decisions.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021
"So clear the decks for a scrap, my braves, Since fight ye must and shall, Like sons of the men who rule the waves, The waves of the Kiel Canal."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
