n. 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. sing. or pl. The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered. [ 1913 Webster ]
[新官上任三把火, xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ]the new boss cracks the whip three times; a new broom sweeps clean; fig. vigorous new policies#85937[Add to Longdo]
[秋风扫落叶 / 秋風掃落葉, qiū fēng sǎo luò yè, ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ]lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (成语 saw); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep#90955[Add to Longdo]
[よびだし, yobidashi](n, vs) (1) (See 呼び出す・よびだす・1) call; summons; (n) (2) sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbr) (See 呼び出し電話) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (arch) (See 陸湯) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period); (P)#9734[Add to Longdo]