The bully threatened to mop up the floor with Billy.
Our team wiped the floor with the visiting team.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
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 — 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 — (UK) If you wipe the floor with someone, you destroy the arguments or defeat them easily … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — (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
mop\ up\ 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 — 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
