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
CÚC-Vietnamese
Triinu-Estonian
Rizwana-Urdu, Arabic
Aristeidis-Greek
Hughes[hju:z]
Aldith-Medieval English