sweep by storm

sweep by storm
• take (smth) by storm
• sweep (smth) by storm
1. Capture by a sudden or very bold attack.

The army took the town by storm and was easily able to capture all of the enemy troops.

2. Win the favor of, become popular with a group of people.

The rock band took the town by storm when they came to town.

Digest 16/2002
(smth) - to overwhelm someone or something, often becoming famous quickly (Ex. 1), or by spreading very rapidly (Ex. 2)

1. The Beatles were rock musicians who took the world by storm in the 1960s.

2. When television was first introduced, it swept the country by storm.


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