drain the swamp

短语

词形变化

drained the swamp draining the swamp drains the swamp 三单 drains the swamp draining the swamp 现在分词 drained the swamp 过去式 drained the swamp 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To eliminate the root causes of problems, especially to rid politics and government of evils, such as corruption and bureaucracy.

    美国 比喻 政治

词源

First use appears c. 1899.

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