一網打尽

いちもうだじん

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

Meanings

Noun
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throwFour-character idiom

Example sentences

私わたしは泥棒どろぼうを一網打尽いちもうだじんに逮捕たいほした。

I arrested many thieves at the same time.
岡おかっ引ぴきは泥棒どろぼうを一網打尽いちもうだじんに逮捕たいほした。

The thief-taker arrested many thieves at the same time.