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Synonyms of eat someone's lunch

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Another word for eat someone's lunch is eat someone for breakfast. Other synonyms of eat someone's lunch are have someone for breakfast, beat, bring down, chew up and flog.

Synonyms and similar words for eat someone's lunch

verbTo best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.

  • eat someone for breakfastTo beat easily; to trounce.
  • have someone for breakfast
  • beat
  • bring down
  • chew up
  • flog AustraliaTo defeat easily or convincingly.
  • humble
  • kick ass
  • murdelizeTo defeat soundly; to trounce.
  • outfoxTo beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
  • outguessTo beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
  • outrun
  • outsmartTo beat in a competition of wits.
  • outwitTo get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overwinTo overcome; gain one's point; exceed.
  • own
  • pulverise
  • pwnTo own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
  • rape offensive, slangTo overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce.
  • reduceTo humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
  • spank
  • steal the showTo be the best performer during a performance.
  • subdue
  • subvert
  • surmount
  • thrash
  • trounceTo beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
  • vanquishTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
  • convince obsoleteTo overcome, conquer, vanquish.
  • malavogue Ireland, datedTo punish or trounce.

Meaning of eat someone's lunch

  1. verb To best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.

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Questions about synonyms of eat someone's lunch

What is another word for eat someone's lunch?
Eat someone's lunch has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as eat someone for breakfast, have someone for breakfast, beat, bring down, chew up, flog, humble and kick ass.
What does eat someone's lunch mean?
Eat someone's lunch means to best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.

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