1. clean your plate: eat all the food served
2. clean his clock: beat or defeat soundly
3. clean as a whistle: pure or free of involvement in illegal activities
4. a clean bill of health: notification that an entity is in good health or operating condition
5. clean break: abrupt and complete disassociation
6. clean code: well-written computer-programming code
7. clean conscience: absence of guilt or remorse (also “clear conscience”)
8. clean cut: tidy and well groomed
9. clean getaway: uninterrupted escape
10. clean house: rid an organization of corruption or inefficiency
11. clean (someone or something) out of: remove people or things
12. clean sheet: variant of “clean slate” (mostly used in British English)
13. clean slate: a fresh chance or start
14. clean sweep: the winning of all competitions or prizes
15. clean the floor up (with someone): beat someone up
16. clean up: make something clean or proper, earn or win a lot of money, reform, or defeat
17. clean up (one’s) act: improve or reform
18. clean out: leave bare or empty, or take or deplete
19. come clean: be honest
20–21. have clean hands/keep (one’s) hands clean: be without guilt
22. keep (one’s) nose clean: stay out of trouble
23. make a clean breast of it: admit the truth
24. squeaky clean: completely clean or incorruptible
25. wipe the slate clean: give someone a fresh chance or start (see “clean slate”)
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