English language
Toggle Transcript
housecleaning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | reform |
more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms.
many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners.
Examples of housecleaning
housecleaning
Last week, as in all recent weeks, housecleaning swamped the rest of his agenda.
From the time.com
Carol has a housecleaning business and makes herself scarce during the holidays.
From the timesunion.com
Walsh knew what he was getting into and the housecleaning he has in front of him.
From the chron.com
I do housecleaning jobs sometimes, but mostly I enjoy my days at home helping Mom.
From the thenewstribune.com
He believes the Texans just need a new defensive staff rather than a housecleaning.
From the chron.com
Goss, meanwhile, had been quietly planning his own housecleaning for a while.
From the time.com
Far from the predicted firesale, BP's housecleaning has been a huge success.
From the businessweek.com
Instead of New Year's Resolutions this year, try a New Year's housecleaning.
From the thestate.com
Her fourth free housecleaning will coincide with her breast reconstruction in March.
From the foxnews.com
- (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
- The act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
- Housekeeping or housecleaning is the systematic process of making a home neat and clean in approximately that order. This may be applied more broadly than just to an individual home, or as a metaphor for a similar "clean up" process applied elsewhere such as a procedural reform. ...
- The act of cleaning a work space or living area completely and thoroughly; see FATIGUE, POLICE, GI PARTY, SCRUB, SQUARED AWAY, SHIPSHAPE. ...
