Term Gallery logo

Meanings of sweeping the floor in English

We have no meanings for "sweeping the floor" in our records yet.
Usage of sweeping the floor in English
1
This duty consisted in sweeping the floor every morning, emptying ash-trays, etc.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
2
Meanwhile Spencer, the welder, is now sweeping the floor of the plant.
Reuters
3
Knox took them from her and set to sweeping the floor clean.
Losing charlotte
4
Judkins was sweeping the floor with a broom made of dry sticks.
Three Soldiers
5
Val had come in during Corny's explanation, blanched, and started sweeping the floor.
The poison eaters: and other stories
6
After Monica had left, Anna began sweeping the floor of the dining room.
The eyes of a king
7
The overhead lights had come on, and a bar-hand was sweeping the floor.
The comfort of strangers
8
Erin had finished sweeping the floor when Tess reentered the room.
Midnight caller
9
Then he picked up his broom and resumed sweeping the floor.
The dark griffin
10
We had finished with the tables and moved on to sweeping the floor.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
11
He grabbed a broom and dustpan and started sweeping the floor.
American empire: blood and iron
12
There was Johnny sweeping the floor, and Tommy trying on the new suit.
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories / The Young Folks Treasu...
13
Arren paused in sweeping the floor and leant on his broom.
The dark griffin
14
Arren finished sweeping the floor and put the broom back on its hook.
The dark griffin
15
Jane didn't want to talk about it, so she got busy sweeping the floor.
Alexandra, gone
16
Here a woman was engaged in sweeping the floor, and:
The Green Eyes of Bâst
This collocation consists of:
Sweeping the floor through the time
Sweeping the floor across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common