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To defeat heavily in a contest

To whip or lash someone, especially as punishment

To rebuke or chastise verbally

To surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation

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Verb

To defeat heavily in a contest

make mincemeat of

run rings around

wipe the floor with

take to the cleaners

give someone a drubbing

turn inside out

bring someone to their knees

win a resounding victory over

give someone a hiding

blow out of the water

give someone a pasting

cook one's goose

fix one's wagon

wipe off the mat

get the better of

be victorious over

gain a victory over

give a drubbing to

run rings round

pip at the post

run circles around

outmanoeuvre^UK

render incapable

render powerless

render helpless

take a stick to

get the upper hand over

gain mastery over

get the upper hand

go one better than

wipe off the map

gain ascendancy over

come out on top

put in the shade

put someone in their place

beat the pants off

raze to the ground

lick the pants off

gain the upper hand over

come out on top of

knock your socks off

knock the stuffing out of

gain the advantage over

knock spots off

trample underfoot

lower the boom on

beat the daylights out of

throw back in confusion

blow out of water

run roughshod over

win a victory over

take to cleaners

prevail against

gain mastery of

take the honours

beat the stuffing out of

gain control over

beat the daylight out of

beat the tar out of

knock the daylight out of

beat the crap out of

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“Many believed that Nixon, an experienced college debater, would trounce his rival.”

Verb

To whip or lash someone, especially as punishment

tan the hide of

give a hiding to

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

take a strap to

tan someone's hide

punish severely

give the cat o'nine tails

outmanoeuvre^UK

run rings round

wipe the floor with

get the better of

give someone a drubbing

run roughshod over

take to the cleaners

win a victory over

bring someone to their knees

run rings around

take to cleaners

pip at the post

make mincemeat of

turn inside out

blow out of the water

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“I should trounce him with a tough cowhide thong.”

Verb

To rebuke or chastise verbally

remonstrate with

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

give a talking-to

haul over the coals

read the riot act

jump down one's throat

give someone what for

give someone hell

give someone a caning

give someone an earful

tear off a strip

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give someone a row

call on the carpet

snap someone's head off

give someone a rollicking

give someone a dressing-down

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

bite someone's head off

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give a piece of one's mind

rake over the coals

find fault with

slap someone's wrist

slap on the wrist

come down hard on

take to the woodshed

call to account

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

lay down the law

reprimand severely

rake over coals

give comeuppance

give tongue-lashing

express disapproval of

have words with

point the finger

throw the book at

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give going-over

give piece of mind

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

take disciplinary action against

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

give the business

jump down someone's throat

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

put on the carpet

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

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“There would be Delegates in the Conference who would roundly trounce Mr. MacDonald, and even M. Herriot, for their participation in the Dawes Plan and the London Agreement.”

Verb

To surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class

outmanoeuvre^UK

put in the shade

get the better of

run rings around

go one better than

run circles around

be head and shoulders above

run rings round

knock spots off

be a class above

take precedence

be on another level

stand head and shoulders above

wipe the floor with

be greater than

blow out of the water

get further ahead of

throw into the shade

leave in the shade

be the high point

get all the attention

steal the scene

take center stage

be the outstanding feature

be the main attraction

put the others in the shade

be at the front of

leave in the dust

score points off

steal a march on

gain the advantage over

be more than a match for

get one over on

get the upper hand over

have command over

make look pale by comparison

have it all over

blow out of water

stay in the lead

be more important than

have the edge over

have the edge on

take precedence over

tip the balance against

turn the scales against

turn the balance against

tip the scales against

take priority over

more than make up for

have all eyes on one

be the cynosure

attract the most attention

be the best part

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Verb

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

let someone have it

give someone a beating

give someone a hiding

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good beating

give someone a good hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a good drubbing

rain blows upon

knock into the middle of next week

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Verb

To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation

clean someone's clock

mop the floor with someone

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