扫地以尽 sweep the ground clean
Explanation
扫地以尽，比喻彻底摧毁，不留痕迹。也指颜面、威信完全扫尽。
To sweep the ground clean; completely destroy, leaving no trace. It also means to completely lose face and prestige.
Origin Story
话说战国末年，秦国经过多年的励精图治，国力日渐强盛。秦王嬴政雄才大略，决心一统天下。他率领大军，先后攻破了韩国、赵国、魏国、楚国、燕国、齐国六国。曾经辉煌一时的六国，如今都成了秦国的囊中之物，宫殿化为废墟，王族沦为囚徒，昔日的繁华景象如今已荡然无存，如同被巨手扫地以尽，不留一丝痕迹。六国虽然灭亡了，然而他们曾经的文化、制度以及人民的思想，却依然对后世产生了深远的影响。这便是历史的魅力所在，它既包含着兴衰成败，也蕴藏着传承和发展。
At the end of the Warring States period, after years of diligent governance, the Kingdom of Qin grew increasingly powerful. King Zheng of Qin, a man of great talent and strategic acumen, determined to unify all of China. He led his armies to conquer the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi one after another. The once glorious six kingdoms were now in the hands of Qin. Palaces were reduced to ruins, royal families became prisoners, and the former prosperity was gone, as if swept away by a giant hand, leaving no trace. Although the six kingdoms were destroyed, their cultures, institutions, and the minds of their people still had a profound impact on later generations. This is the charm of history: it contains both rise and fall, and also inheritance and development.
Usage
通常作谓语，指彻底摧毁，或形容颜面、威风尽失。
Usually used as a predicate, indicating thorough destruction or complete loss of face and prestige.
Examples
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秦朝统一六国后，那些先前的诸侯国遗留下来的辉煌业迹都扫地以尽了。
Qin chao tongyi liuguo hou, na xie xianqian de zhuxiao guo yiliu xia lai de huihuang yiji dou sao di yi jin le.
After the Qin Dynasty unified the six states, all the glorious achievements left over from the previous principalities were completely wiped out.
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他这次生意失败，不仅赔光了本钱，还欠了一屁股债，真是把面子和威风都扫地以尽了。
Ta zhe ci shengyi shibai, bujin peiguang le benqian, hai qian le yi pitu zhai, zhen shi ba mianzi he weifeng dou sao di yi jin le
His business failure not only cost him his capital but also left him heavily in debt, completely ruining his reputation and prestige.