clean sweep

fresh start

clean hands clear conscience new beginning square one tabula rasa

annexation invasion occupation rout subjugation takeover

acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash subjection success triumph win

big win defeating grand slam routing subdual vanquishment

surrender

failure forfeit loss

yielding

advantage conquest defeat killing overthrow superiority sweep triumph win

grand slam

disadvantage failure forfeit loss

accomplishment coup feat gain grand slam success win

ascendancy attainment conquest hit homer riot score sensation shoo-in splash surmounting takeover tour de force vanquishing

big hit big win cinch feather in cap hole in one pushover smash hit sure bet sure thing the gold vanquishment walkover

failure forfeit loss

disaster

achievement advantage defeat gain grand slam hit sweep triumph winning

ascendancy bull's-eye conquest control destruction dominion killing laurels overthrow prize subjugation superiority supremacy upset

defeating feather in cap hole in one mission accomplished the gold upper hand

failure forfeit loss

inferiority subservience weakness