drains the swamp

A form of drain the swamp — To eliminate the root causes of problems, especially to rid politics and government of evils, such as corruption and bureaucracy.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of drain the swamp
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