To Mop The Floor With Someone
Alternative forms mop the floor with somebody sweep the floor with somebody sweep the floor with someone.
To mop the floor with someone. American a common slang phrase signifying that one man has thrashed another so completely as to have taken him like a broom or a mop and swept or cleaned the floor with him this suggests that the victor after having thoroughly beaten and disabled his opponent would take him by the heels and literally mop or wipe the floor with his body. Farlex dictionary of idioms. Primarily heard in us. To win a complete victory over someone in a competition or argument.
Primarily heard in us. Mop the floor with someone to easily defeat an opponent. Synonyms and related words. Farlex dictionary of idioms.
Although he wasn t favored to win the race jack really mopped the floor with his competition. 2015 farlex inc all rights reserved. Mop the floor with someone to easily defeat an opponent. To defeat someone in a game competition or argument.
Idiomatic to trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner. 2015 farlex inc all rights reserved.