drain the swamp

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First use appears c. 1899.

Verb[edit]

drain the swamp (third-person singular simple present drains the swamp, present participle draining the swamp, simple past and past participle drained the swamp)

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