sweep clear for something—make room for smth.:
- Chances are, important items will go missing when the table is swept clear for dinner. Instead, decide what to do with each piece of paper…
sweep clear of something—(also: steer clear of something ) stay away from smth.; avoid smth.:
- We jump in and pull out only a few strokes, and sweep clear of the dangerous rock. The other boats follow in the same manner.
See also: make a clean sweep of something / sweep something clean.