Phrase · Shopping & retail
the checkout sweep
noun phrase
/thuh-chek-owt-sweep/
Definition
A panicked, disorganized clawing of personal items from the counter to avoid holding up the queue of glaring shoppers behind you.
In use
“I did the checkout sweep and shoved twenty quid of loose coins into my coat pocket.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-chek-owt-sweep/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Shopping & retail
History
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