Booleanlean Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a clean bill of health
a new broom sweeps clean
as clean as a whistle
clean bill of health
clean cut
clean me out
clean up
clean up on
clean up your act
clean up your plate
come clean
keep your nose clean
lean on
lean times
make a clean breast of it
make a clean sweep
new broom sweeps clean
squeaky clean
take someone to the cleaners
take to the cleaners
take you to the cleaners
clean
gangsta lean
2. the heaven where gangsters end up, when a homie dies, you pour out a little liquor or lean the bottle over to spill liquor:"This is for my homies kickin' it in the Gangsta Lean" -- DRS (Gangsta Lean [1992])
clean out
She asked the children to clean out their drawers．她要孩子们把抽屉清理干净。
2．render bankrupt；leave sb．without money 使破产；使…失去钱财
He hasn't got a penny．He is quite cleaned out．他一文不名，完全破产了。
We played cards and he cleaned me out．我们玩了纸牌，他把我的钱全赢去了。
lean on/upon
You have to make your own way in the world，and not lean on your father for the rest of your life．今后你得自己闯天下，而不是依赖你的父亲。
It's fortunate that his cousin lives locally—he leant on her a lot in those first few weeks after his wife's death．幸运的是他的表姐就住在当地—他在妻子去世后的最初几个星期里全靠表姐的帮助。
2．pressure sb．by blackmailing，threats，physical violence in order to make him comply with a wish or request 强迫；威胁利诱
I would gladly do what you ask if you only stopped leaning on me so hard．我愿意照你的意思做，只是你不要这样强迫我。
Joe'soft．He'll cooperate．He just needs leaning on a little．乔生性软弱。只要给他点颜色看看，他就会和我们一起干的。
lean upon
You have to make your own way in the world，and not lean on your father for the rest of your life．今后你得自己闯天下，而不是依赖你的父亲。
It's fortunate that his cousin lives locally—he leant on her a lot in those first few weeks after his wife's death．幸运的是他的表姐就住在当地—他在妻子去世后的最初几个星期里全靠表姐的帮助。
2．pressure sb．by blackmailing，threats，physical violence in order to make him comply with a wish or request 强迫；威胁利诱
I would gladly do what you ask if you only stopped leaning on me so hard．我愿意照你的意思做，只是你不要这样强迫我。
Joe'soft．He'll cooperate．He just needs leaning on a little．乔生性软弱。只要给他点颜色看看，他就会和我们一起干的。
wipe one's slate clean
Idiom(s): wipe one's slate cleanTheme: FORGIVENESS
to (figuratively) erase someone's (bad) record.
• I'd like to wipe my slate clean and start all over again.
• Bob did badly in high school, but he wiped his slate clean and did a good job in college.
take sb to the cleaners
Idiom(s): take sb to the cleanersTheme: ATTACK
to fleece, abuse, or damage someone. (Slang.)
• There was a real rough guy there who threatened to take me to the cleaners if I didn't cooperate.
• The crook said he'd take anybody who interfered to the cleaners.
start off with a clean slate
Idiom(s): start (off) with a clean slate AND start (over) with a clean slateTheme: BEGINNINGS - AGAIN
to start out again afresh; to ignore the past and start over again.
• I plowed under all last year's flowers so I could start with a clean slate next spring.
• If I start off with a clean slate, then I'll know exactly what each plant is.
• When Bob got out of jail, he started over with a clean slate.
poor but clean
Idiom(s): poor but cleanTheme: SOCIAL - ACCEPTABLE
having little money but clean and of good habits, nonetheless. (Either offensive or jocular.)
• My salary isn't very high, and I only have two color TV sets. Anyway, I’m poor hut clean.
• When Fred uttered the phrase poor but clean in reference to some of the people working in the yard, Ellen went into a rage.
make a clean breast of
Idiom(s): make a clean breast of sthTheme: CONFESSION
to confess something.
• You'll feel better if you make a clean breast of it. Now tell us what happened.
• I was forced to make a clean breast of the whole affair.
keep one's nose clean
Idiom(s): keep one's nose cleanTheme: INNOCENCE
to keep out of trouble, especially trouble with the law. (Slang.)
• I'm trying to keep my nose clean by staying away from those rough guys.
• John, if you don't learn how to keep your nose clean, you're going to end up in jail.
have clean hands
Idiom(s): have clean handsTheme: GUILTLESSNESS
to be guiltless. (As if the guilty person would have bloody hands.)
• Don't look at me. I have clean hands.
• The police took him in, but let him go again because he had clean hands.
give sb a clean bill of health
Idiom(s): give sb a clean bill of healthTheme: MEDICAL
[for a doctor] to pronounce someone well and healthy.
• The doctor gave Sally a clean bill of health.
• I had hoped to be given a clean bill of health, but there was something wrong with my blood test results.
get a clean bill of health
Idiom(s): get a clean bill of healthTheme: MEDICAL
[for someone] to be pronounced healthy by a physician.
• Sally got a clean bill of health from the doctor.
• Now that Sally has a clean bill of health, she can go back to work.
clean up one's act
Idiom(s): clean up one's actTheme: BEHAVIOR - CHANGE
to reform one's conduct; to improve one's performance. (Informal. Originally referred to polishing one's stage performance.)
• Since Sally cleaned her act up, she has become very productive.
• If you don't clean up your act, you'll be sent home.
clean as a whistle
Idiom(s): (as) clean as a whistleTheme: CLEANING
very clean.
• The wound isn't infected. It's clean as a whistle.
• I thought the car would be filthy, but it was as clean as a whistle.
start over with a clean slate
Idiom(s): start (off) with a clean slate AND start (over) with a clean slateTheme: BEGINNINGS - AGAIN
to start out again afresh; to ignore the past and start over again.
• I plowed under all last year's flowers so I could start with a clean slate next spring.
• If I start off with a clean slate, then I'll know exactly what each plant is.
• When Bob got out of jail, he started over with a clean slate.
lean over backwards
Idiom(s): fall over backwards (to do something) AND bend over backwards (to do sth); lean over backwards (to do sth)Theme: ASSISTANCE
to do everything possible to please someone. (Informal.)
• The taxi driver fell over backwards to be helpful.
• The teacher bent over backwards to help the students understand.
• The principal said that it was not necessary to bend over backwards.
• You don't have to lean over backwards to get me to help. Just ask.
have a clean conscience about
Idiom(s): have a clear conscience (about sb or sth) AND have a clean conscience (about someone or sth)Theme: GUILTLESSNESS
to be free of guilt about someone or something.
• I'm sorry that John got the blame. I have a clean conscience about the whole affair.
• I have a clear conscience about John and his problems.
• I didn't do it. I have a clean conscience.
• She can't sleep at night because she doesn't have a clear conscience.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A newly-appointed person makes changes energetically.Cleanliness is next to godliness.
A clean body is just as important as a pure soul.clean up
tidy, clean"Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside."
Clean break
If you make a clean break, you break away completely from something.Clean hands
Someone with clean hands, or who keeps their hands clean, is not involved in illegal or immoral activities.Clean sheet
When someone has a clean sheet, they have got no criminal record or problems affecting their reputation. In football and other sports, a goalkeeper has a clean sheet when let no goals in.Clean slate
If you start something with a clean slate, then nothing bad from your past is taken into account.Clean sweep
If someone makes a clean sweep, they win absolutely everything in a competition or contest.Clean your clock
If you clean your clock, you beat someone decisively in a contest or fight.Lean and mean
An organisation that is lean and mean has no excess or unnecessary elements and is very competitive.More Idioms/Phrases
An lean idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with lean, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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