to have a clean sheet
1clean sheet — When someone has a clean sheet, they have got no criminal record or problems affecting their reputation. In football and other sports, a goalkeeper has a clean sheet when let no goals in …
2Clean sheet — A clean sheet is a football term, meaning a game in which the team referred to have not conceded any goals. The main purpose of goalkeepers and defenders is to keep a clean sheet.Example: Team A beats Team B 3 0, so Team A are said to have kept a …
3clean sheet — When someone has a clean sheet, they have got no criminal record or problems affecting their reputation. In football and other sports, a goalkeeper has a clean sheet when let no goals in. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
4(a) clean sheet — a clean ˈsheet/ˈslate idiom a record of your work or behaviour that does not show any mistakes or bad things that you have done • No government operates with a completely clean sheet. • They kept a clean sheet in the match (= no goals were scored …
5clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it …
6clean — I UK [kliːn] / US [klɪn] adjective Word forms clean : adjective clean comparative cleaner superlative cleanest *** 1) not dirty Go and put on a clean shirt. nice clean towels clean and tidy: I like to keep the place clean and tidy. spotlessly… …
7clean — 1 /kli:n/ adjective 1 WITHOUT DIRT without any dirt or marks: Are your hands clean? | a clean towel | sweep/scrub etc sth clean: Wipe that sink clean when you re done. | clean and tidy/neat: Try to keep your room clean and tidy. | spotlessly… …
8clean — [[t]kli͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦ cleaner, cleanest, cleans, cleaning, cleaned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks. He wore his cleanest slacks, a clean shirt and a navy blazer... Disease has not been a problem because… …
9clean slate — noun an opportunity to start over without prejudice (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑fresh start, ↑tabula rasa • Hypernyms: ↑opportunity, ↑chance * * * phrasal : a record unblemished by discreditable acts or measures …
10clean balance sheet — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► if a company has a clean balance sheet, it has very little or no debt: »When interest rates rise, companies that don t have clean balance sheets face higher borrowing costs …
