British

to win all the prizes or votes in a competition or an election.

Her latest film swept the boards at last night's cinema awards.

The liberals look set to sweep the board in the local elections.

• tear your hair
• tear your hair out
• tear your heart out
• tear yourself away
• tear yourself away from
• tear yourself away from someone
• tear yourself away from something
• tease out
• tease out something
• teething problems
• teething troubles
• tell apart
• tell it like it is
• tell its own tale
• tell it to the marines.
• tell me about it
• Tell me about it!
• Tell me another !
• Tell me another one!
• tell off
• tell off someone
• tell on
• tell on someone
• tell someone apart
• tell someone where to get off