run the table
Win every game
Run the table means to win every remaining game, contest, or point in a series.
The phrase comes from pool, where a player who runs the table sinks all remaining balls in one turn without giving the opponent a shot.
In broader use, it describes sweeping dominance: After losing their opener, they ran the table to finish the season undefeated.
Brush clean with broom
- dominateControl through superior strength
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
- undefeatedHaving never lost
- conquerOvercome by force
prevail · triumph · overwhelm · crush · outplay · shutout · blowout · steamroll
Frame for holding items
- cueTrigger for action
- breakInterrupt continuity
- eight-ballNumbered black billiard sphere
- nine-ballSequential cue sport
stripes · solids · corner pocket · side pocket · bank shot · run out · clear · sweep
sweep
Brush clean with broom
- dominateControl through superior strength
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
- undefeatedHaving never lost
conquer · prevail · triumph · overwhelm · crush · outplay · shutout · blowout · steamroll · rout
rack
Frame for holding items
- cueTrigger for action
- breakInterrupt continuity
- eight-ballNumbered black billiard sphere
nine-ball · stripes · solids · corner pocket · side pocket · bank shot · run out · clear · sweep · undefeated
run the tablestrike out
Delete or fail batting
come up empty · fall short · crash and burn · bomb out · whiff
runs, running, runner, runners, overrun, table, tables, tabled, tabling