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beats the pants off

beats the pants off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is beats the pants off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats the pants off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat the pants off.

Words near beats the pants off in the dictionary

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

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