Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wipe the floor with someone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: wipe the floor with- -some-one
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.

Slang

verb

To comprehensively beat someone in a fight.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The young newcomer is wiping the floor with the more experienced players."
"A superb passer of the ball, we expected him to wipe the floor with the opposition."
""Courage? Blast it all, lad, if I were twenty years younger I'd wipe the floor with you now.""

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

wipes the floor with someone (present, singular) wiping the floor with someone (participle, present) wiped the floor with someone (participle, past) wiped the floor with someone (past)

Phrases

clean someone's clock

Frequently Paired Words

clean someone's clock

Synonyms

mop the floor with someone sweep the floor with someone

Questions

What does wipe the floor with someone mean?: To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.

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