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clearing the decks
verb
Present participle of clear the decks
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Some see Jowell as clearing the decks for a bid.
The industry was clearing the decks for that big, long nothingness to take hold.
"British Prime Minister David Cameron is also clearing the decks," he added, "proposing deep cuts to troop numbers in 2013".
Given that this week the SFO announced Mr Green's interim replacement, is it clearing the decks before its director leaves?
Rumour has it that Shane Richardson's blueprint for NRL worldwide is going to include clearing the decks for international weekends.
Here's the quote: "The Bank is clearing the decks of exceptional simulative measures, put in place to encourage mortgage lending.
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I'm clearing the deck to make sure I can hit my deadlines.
Slower, precise pocket hits will keep the pins on the lane and allow them to mix, improving your chance of clearing the deck and producing a strike.
Brexit clears the decks.
"They cleared the decks," he said.
The network has cleared the decks for the Florida story.
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