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User_gary Posted 17 years ago
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Wave kept up its sweep

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- The anti-CPI(M) wave kept up its sweep in Bengal with the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) losing all five seats it had contested in the Assembly by polls. On the other hand, Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep in all the seven seats it had contested. Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee appeared on television and termed the performance as a victory of 'Maa Mati Manush'. Congress and Trinamool Congress went to the polls with an alliance.

Please explain to me the underlined parts.
I feel "sweep" means "to win" so "kept up its sweep" means "kept up its win" in this context, but I cannot understand "wave kept up its sweep" altogether.
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Hi, In the context of an election, a 'sweep' means winning all or almost all of the seats. 'Keep up a sweep' means continue winning in this way. 'A wave' refers, generally speaking, to a widespread and unexpected increase.

— Clive

  • Hi, In the context of an election, a 'sweep' means winning all or almost all of the seats.
  • 'Keep up a sweep' means continue winning in this way.
  • 'A wave' refers, generally speaking, to a widespread and unexpected increase.
  • The phrase 'the anti-CP wave' means that there was a widespread and unexpected increase in anti-Communist voting.
  • It's mixing two expressions inappropriately to say that 'a wave keeps up a sweep' .
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Hi,

In the context of an election, a 'sweep' means winning all or almost all of the seats.

'Keep up a sweep' means continue winning in this way.

'A wave' refers, generally speaking, to a widespread and unexpected increase. The phrase 'the anti-CP wave' means that there was a widespread and unexpected increase in anti-Communist voting.

It's mixing two expression
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