coup de balai

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku d(ə) ba.lɛ/

Noun

coup de balai m (usually uncountable, plural coups de balai)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coup,‎ de,‎ balai.
    passer un coup de balai, donner un coup de balai ― to sweep the floor
  2. (figuratively) clean sweep
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