The phrase
"to clear the decks" means to get rid of anything unnecessary or unimportant, in order to be ready for something new or important. It is often used as a metaphorical expression to indicate that you are removing obstacles or distractions that could hinder progress.
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Great opportunity to finally
clear the decks of so many mediocre journey men and make mega millions on sales.
I wish we could
just clear the decks and move the 12 injury prone and not good enough's out and settle on 18 fit players who we can get to know and love.
Pochettino has
cleared the decks with regards to his contingent of midfielders with Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Benjamin Stambouli and Lewis Holtby having all been sold this summer.
It may be a late first rounder in the 20's next year but Leonard and Harkless's contracts ends the same year as Mozgov and Crabbe so we would really be
clearing the deck in terms of cap space.
When Watkins took the helm in 2014 she said CCA had no plans to sell SPC, even though her predecessor Terry Davis had
cleared the decks by writing down SPC's goodwill by $ 400 million.
At first, the only way for us to survive the CD menace was to
start clearing the decks for the new stocks, so we started discounting our LPs.
It is another thing to go in on the assumption that a quick burst of violent action will
somehow clear the decks and that you can move on and other people will put it back together — Iraq, for example.»
But, if the team crashes badly, even with a lot of injuries, you cant count on Snyder lashing out and
clearing the decks once again.
It is imperative that whoever is running the club must bite the bullet and
clear the decks ready for the new man to take over in June.
«If Gavin's
clearing the decks like this, then the PM really is in trouble,» one former cabinet minister told the Daily Mail's political editor Jason Groves.
A proposal to create a new teacher training system for the state died in the Kentucky legislature last month as
lawmakers cleared the decks to deal with thorny budget and health - care \ reform issues.
The extra
space clears the deck for a $ 4,050 Executive Seating package with a single, right - side recliner and powered footrest.
The upcoming compact luxury crossover is expected to be the brand's best - seller, with
Infiniti clearing the decks above it in anticipation.
What is more, with
bankruptcy clearing the decks of debt, the debt - to - income ratio is extremely good, ensuring that there is little problem in having excess income enough to meet the required repayments on a personal loan.
Some industry observers believe the
breakup clears the deck for Loblaws, which purchased Shoppers in 2014, to merge or overhaul the PC Plus and Optimum programs, recognized in surveys as among the most favoured by Canadians.
Instead of
simply clearing the decks for a tranche of this private collection, as other museums had in the past — the Whitechapel Art Gallery, the Guggenheim in Bilbao — the curators decided to match his art to their own.
«The impetus for the decision was an anxiety on the part of the Home Secretary to
clear the decks so that he could really make a concerted attack on terrorism.
While we disagree with some elements of the commission's analysis, we are settling as a procedural matter to
clear the decks in anticipation of our proposed merger with Random House.»
After a death or divorce before you launch yourself back into dating, you'll want to
clear the deck by doing the GriefRecovery ® Completion seminar.
Whatever you do,
just clear the decks and ensure that the baton gets passed to business development.
All true Arsenal fans who are obsessed with
clearing the deck of Wengers deadwood and of comfy, too cosy, non or half triers should be CELEBRATING TODAY.
Probably the best case that the President can make is that he was exercising his prerogative by
clearing the deck for his own appointees.
When is the last time
you cleared the decks?
As we turn the corner from 2014 and enter 2015, many of us will use this moment to
clear the decks and think about changes we want to implement — personally and professionally — in the year ahead.
Expending trillions of dollars and thousands of lives in a long - term program of reconstruction, as America is doing, is a very odd way to be
clearing the decks and moving on.
If they get 1 all star, they'll want to
clear the deck to take another swing in 2019
Edge draft class is dice rolls so kick the can, we already took DLs and safeties for years, you can get great talent at X in day 3, 2019, whatever it takes to
clear the deck to take offensive linemen early and often.
But at the same time, 2019 - 2020 would be the year that
we clear the deck of cap space (Mozgov, Crabbe, Leonard and Harkless) which would be over 50 million.
This will allow to be able to
clear the decks for the next waves of baby Braves in the pipeline.
So basically what I'm trying to say is maybe it's best to
clear the decks and sell most of them and raise as much as posible I'm even including giroud.with him Campbell and adobe sold we should go out and get one world class centre forward..
The same line up that played Aston Villa would have
clear the deck in the first half and we will be celebrating right now... Simple!
Football has
cleared the decks and it's more likely to have your mind wander toward golf, even if it's just a little bit.
The Lakers have
cleared the deck to pursue top free agents this summer, and acquiring this pick from the Cavs at the deadline was somewhat of a coup.
The north London club are
clearing the decks for a massive cash bid that could even exceed the previous highest fee for an English striker — the # 25.6 million Manchester United paid Everton for Wayne Rooney in 2004.
We desperately need a couple of defenders, a holding midfielder and at least two forwards as I can see
him clearing the decks of players who do not match his renowned philosophy.
But it would mean the club could
clear the decks in a very public fashion at home in front of their fans who are now desperate for a bit of transparency and a little less PR.
If you can
clear the deck and schedule a week of round - the - clock fun, March Break can deliver a much - needed psychological boost en route to spring.
The retaliation threat by the state party comes as Cuomo tries to
clear the deck for his re-election and possibly the 2020 presidential race.