beat (someone or something) all hollow



beat (someone or something) all hollow

To totally outdo or defeat (someone or something). Primarily heard in UK, Australia. A: "Did you guys win today?" B: "We sure did! We beat them all hollow: 10-0!" I worked so hard on this project and beat it all hollow—everyone else's looked so bad compared to mine!
See also: all, beat, hollow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marijana-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
JosuÉho-SWE (Spanish), zho-zoo-E (Portuguese)French, Spanish, Portuguese
VeldaVEL-dəEnglish
Patty['pæti]
ZosiaZAW-shahPolish
Orla (2)-Danish