blow someone out of the water »
To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.
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clean someone's clock »
To defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.
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coug it »
To suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".
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faceplant »
Death or defeat in popular multiplayer online games.
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fight off »
To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
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go to the mat »
To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
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hiding to nothing »
A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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knocked for a six »
to be defeated; outwitted; outfoxed; beaten
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lick one's wounds »
To withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat.
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mop the floor with somebody »
To trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.
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on the ropes »
Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.
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run scared »
To try everything to avoid defeat.
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take a licking »
To suffer a defeat or a beating.
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take apart »
To soundly defeat someone, or a team.
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tiger team »
A specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.
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