clear the decks

/klˈiə ðə dˈɛks/

/klˈɪɹ ðə dˈɛks/

[phrase]

to clear the decks

[PHRASE]

to get ready for action by removing physical and mental obstacles

to [clear] the decks definition and meaning

Examples

1. Clearing the decks before Christmas, that's my plan.

2. Let's clear the decks and then we can start cooking dinner.

3. This seems like a play toward clearing the decks on older, less secure hardware, which does somewhat explain why they're currently targeting pretty much all systems that run Windows 10 to run Windows 11.

4. Then, we clear the decks and chop an onion for the salad, or a part of an onion that I'm guessing is equivalent to a 1929 onion.

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