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beating the pants off

beating the pants off is the present participle and gerund of beat the pants off.

Meaning of beat the pants off

Verb

beat the pants off (third-person singular simple present beats the pants off, present participle beating the pants off, simple past beat the pants off, past participle beaten the pants off or beat the pants off)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.
    • American workers can outcompete and beat the pants off anybody, anywhere.1987 September 6, Bernard Weinraub, “Reagan Tells Congress to Shun Protectionism”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Aug 2012
    Synonyms:
    clobber

Questions about beating the pants off

What is beating the pants off the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the pants off is the present participle and gerund of beat the pants off.

Words near beating the pants off in the dictionary

  1. beating the dummy
  2. beating the dust
  3. beating the hoof
  4. beating the meat
  5. beating the odds
  6. beating the pants off
  7. beating the poop out of
  8. beating the shit out of
  9. beating the stuffing out of
  10. beating the system
  11. beating the tar out of

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