English Explanatory Dictionary

drain the swamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

drain the swamp drains the swamp draining the swamp drained the swamp

Etymology

First use appears c. 1899.

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