sweep out

And in the brain, they sweep out cerebrospinal fluid to remove waste.

Ahead of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, I’m going to sweep out the cobwebs and take a run through the 15 primary categories that will be handed out when the show airs on Fox on Jan. 15.

“It's to sweep out bad spirits. A must-have for a new space. Much like how Lian is lighting incense on her new altar.”

Every household, every culture has some new year’s practices, like cleaning the house beforehand so you don’t sweep out the new year’s luck with the trash after Jan. 1.

Once outside the cell, chloride ions attract water that helps tiny, hair-like cilia sweep out mucus from the airways.