Look at it like this. The swamp is full of garbage, but nobody knows how much garbage. You drain the swamp, but all the garbage is still there on the bottom. It's still there, but now it is very clearly visible. How much and what kinds.
We thought 'drain the swamp' would mean 'clean the swamp', but it turned out to be 'now you can see all the shit in it'.
This! The swamp is drained and almost all is exposed for us to see; no longer hidden under the water. Unfortunately, some swamp creatures live in the mud, they are yet to be seen, only hypothesized about.
Drained? How? It's filled up even more in the week he's been gone. Never did we realize all these R's were in there as well.
Look at it like this. The swamp is full of garbage, but nobody knows how much garbage. You drain the swamp, but all the garbage is still there on the bottom. It's still there, but now it is very clearly visible. How much and what kinds.
We thought 'drain the swamp' would mean 'clean the swamp', but it turned out to be 'now you can see all the shit in it'.
This! The swamp is drained and almost all is exposed for us to see; no longer hidden under the water. Unfortunately, some swamp creatures live in the mud, they are yet to be seen, only hypothesized about.