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a. Clean cut : tidy and well groomed
Use : The room for the guests was well
cleaned cut.
b. Clean sweep : the winning of all competitions or prizes
Use : This was the first time Australia had a
clean sweep over South Africa.
c. Clean out : leave bare or empty
Use: Don’t clean out the field. It is good for
rice plantation.
d. clean up: the act of making a place clean and tidy
Use : She was asked to clean up the stage
after the singer went.
e. come clean : to tell the truth
Use : They had to come clean before the
court.
4.2. Use the idioms above to complete the sentences below.
a. Please …………………….. lies are not going to work here.
b. The series was a ……………….. Sri Lanka won all the
four matches.
c. You have to …………………….. your room yourself.
5. Grammar Time
5.1. Choose the correct word from the bracket and complete
the sentence.
a. Two (boy/boys) are blowing the balloon.
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