The phrase
"to drain the swamp" means to eliminate corrupt and unethical practices or behavior from a particular system or organization.
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Sentences with «to drain the swamp»
- «To speak of draining the swamps of Islamo - fascism through democratization of the whole Muslim crescent,» he writes, «was mad.» (firstthings.com)
- «President Trump himself vowed that he was going to drain the swamp in Washington, and ironically, his number one supporter — Chris Collins — is the epitome of an unethical self - promoter who has literally accomplished nothing for the people of the 27th District, the very people he's supposed to represent,» Cole said. (buffalonews.com)
- , we need not drain the swamp — but I hope we can avoid the quagmires, and cut through some of the jargon. (slaw.ca)
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