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Phrase(s): sweep over someone
1. Lit. to pass over and cover someone. • The waves swept over us and nearly drowned us. • The flood swept over the farmers who would not leave their homes. 2. Fig. [for something] to overwhelm someone. • A wave of nausea swept over me and I guess I slumped to the floor. • The need for fresh air swept over all of us trapped in that room.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs