mop the floor with someone

English

Alternative forms

mop the floor with somebody
sweep the floor with somebody
sweep the floor with someone

Verb

mop the floor with someone

(slang) To trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.
She mopped the floor with her opponent, defeating him 68 to 2.

Synonyms

clean someone's clock

Translations

trounce or defeat thoroughly

Georgian: თრევა (treva), ჩახევა (čaxeva)
Hungarian: feltörli vele a padlót
Japanese: 叩き伏せる (tataki-fuseru)

Russian: разде́лать под оре́х (razdélatʹ pod oréx)
Swedish: sopa golvet med någon

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