To Mop The Floor With Someone
American a common slang phrase signifying that one man has thrashed another so completely as to have taken him like a broom or a mop and swept or cleaned the floor with him this suggests that the victor after having thoroughly beaten and disabled his opponent would take him by the heels and literally mop or wipe the floor with his body.
To mop the floor with someone. To defeat someone in a game competition or argument. She mopped the floor with her opponent defeating him 68 to 2. Idiomatic to trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner. 2015 farlex inc all rights reserved.
Although he wasn t favored to win the race jack really mopped the floor with his competition. Primarily heard in us. Farlex dictionary of idioms. 2015 farlex inc all rights reserved.
Mop the floor with someone to easily defeat an opponent. Mop the floor with someone to easily defeat an opponent. Primarily heard in us. The british phrase is wipe the floor with someone.
Synonyms and related words. To win a complete victory over someone in a competition or argument.