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cleaning house 

To be in the process of either

-To be effortlessly winning at any form of gambling where one plays against The "house" or "bank". Now extended to also mean effortlessly winning at friendly card games or any form of gambling.


-To be pulverising the opposition when heavily outmubered. Can refer to massacres, brawls or anything similar.
"He was cleaning house at the craps table last night"

"He's cleaning house at the drugs den because he has a wicked AK."

"The undertaker is in the ring and is cleaning house."
cleaning house by Gumba Gumba February 25, 2004
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cleaning house 

When the head of a sex trafficking ring has the low-hanging fruit/snitches killed.
On Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 16 Episode 1, half way through their main witnesses are being killed and Fin says "someone is cleaning house"
cleaning house by yassgirl June 5, 2017

portugal cleaning house 

We decided to have a Portugal Cleaning House party when the kids were staying the night at a friends house.

Cleaning the House 

The process of eating a high fiber diet over the course of several days in an effort clear out your bowels.
Dude...I am cleaning the house. Today I ate a fat bowl of oatmeal, a whole head of broccoli, brown rice covered in refried beans, and like a pound of carrots. This deuce is going to be EPIC.
Cleaning the House by Branderson December 2, 2010

Personal House Cleaning 

when a person wants to shrink their personal network; network of friends, acquaintances, collegues; ridding themselves of un-needed/un-wanted people.
I have way too many people in my life; need to do some personal house cleaning, so I can focus more on the people who mean more to me.

When de-friending facebook friends = personal house cleaning
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house cleaning 

shit that doesn't do itself
I need to get starting on my house cleaning.
house cleaning by bethv66 January 17, 2009

house-cleaning 

a reorganization of a business, government entity, or organization, especially with presumed intention of dismissing dishonest or incompetent officials/employees
They talk about a house-cleaning, yet they barely took any action.