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wiped the floor with someone

wiped the floor with someone is the simple past and past participle of wipe the floor with someone.

Meaning of wipe the floor with someone

Verb

wipe the floor with someone (third-person singular simple present wipes the floor with someone, present participle wiping the floor with someone, simple past and past participle wiped the floor with someone)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.
    • The young newcomer is wiping the floor with the more experienced players.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To comprehensively beat someone in a fight.
    • "Courage? Blast it all, lad, if I were twenty years younger I'd wipe the floor with you now."1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter I, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, page 6

Questions about wiped the floor with someone

What is wiped the floor with someone the simple past and past participle of?
Wiped the floor with someone is the simple past and past participle of wipe the floor with someone.

Words near wiped the floor with someone in the dictionary

  1. wiped off
  2. wiped oneself
  3. wiped out
  4. wiped someone's eye
  5. wiped someone's nose
  6. wiped the floor with someone
  7. wiped the slate clean
  8. wiped up
  9. wipedown
  10. wipedowns
  11. wipeoff

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