wipe the floor with

wipe the floor with
Wipe the floor with
(UK) If you wipe the floor with someone, you destroy the arguments or defeat them easily.

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  • wipe the floor with — (someone) British, American & Australian, American to defeat someone easily. Alex is always really good in a debate, she ll wipe the floor with them …   New idioms dictionary

  • wipe the floor with — ► wipe the floor with informal inflict a humiliating defeat on. Main Entry: ↑wipe …   English terms dictionary

  • wipe the floor with — phrasal or wipe the ground with : to defeat decisively * * * wipe the floor with To defeat ignominiously • • • Main Entry: ↑floor wipe the floor with see under ↑floor • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wipe\ the\ floor\ with — v. phr. slang To defeat very clearly or quickly; to beat badly. The bully threatened to mop up the floor with Billy. Our team wiped the floor with the visiting team. See: mop the floor with Syn.: mop the floor with, mop up the floor with, wipe… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • wipe the floor with — (UK)    If you wipe the floor with someone, you destroy the arguments or defeat them easily.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • wipe the floor with someone — wipe the floor with (someone) British, American & Australian, American to defeat someone easily. Alex is always really good in a debate, she ll wipe the floor with them …   New idioms dictionary

  • wipe the floor with — or[wipe up the floor with] See: MOP THE FLOOR WITH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wipe the floor with — or[wipe up the floor with] See: MOP THE FLOOR WITH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wipe the floor with — or wipe the ground with phrasal to defeat decisively …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wipe the floor with somebody — wipe/mop the ˈfloor with sb idiom (informal) to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition Main entry: ↑flooridiom …   Useful english dictionary

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