housecleaning
Nouns
-
(n) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
- more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms
- many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners
-
(n) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
- efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time