mop up the floor with



mop up the floor with

Also, wipe the floor with. Defeat thoroughly, overwhelm, as in The young boxer said he was sure to mop up the floor with his opponent, or I just know we'll wipe the floor with the competition. [Late 1800s]
See also: floor, mop, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chukwuma-Western African, Igbo
Arman-Kazakh
Anargul-Kazakh
Thoukydides-Ancient Greek
BritaBRIT-ah (Swedish), BREE-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Patterson['pætəsən]