sweep the board
Take all prizes
To sweep the board is to win everything available—all prizes, all contests, all categories.
The image is of clearing a game board of all pieces or tokens.
The film swept the board at the Oscars, taking home eight awards.
In British usage, sometimes appears as sweep the boards.
dominance
Conceal or coat pale
- grand slamWinning every trick
- shutoutGame with lopsided scoring
- landslideMass of earth falling
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
blowout · total victory · runaway · uncontested · unchallenged · unanimous · domination · walkover
whitewash
Conceal or coat pale
- grand slamWinning every trick
- shutoutGame with lopsided scoring
- landslideMass of earth falling
rout · blowout · total victory · runaway · uncontested · unchallenged · unanimous · domination · walkover · trounce
degree of competitive success
sweep the boardgo down in flames
Fail utterly and visibly
crash and burn · come up empty · draw a blank · bomb · flop
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