“For this tradition, it is Plato's positive claims that are interesting, not just his insistence on argument to demolish the claims of others and to enable one's own understanding of others' positions.”

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Past tense for to overwhelmingly defeat (a player or team)

hammered

pulverised^UK

pulverized^US

leveled^US

levelled^UK

gave someone a drubbing

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a pasting

given someone a pasting

ran rings around

run rings around

turned inside out

won a resounding victory over

ran rings round

run rings round

took to the cleaners

taken to the cleaners

brought someone to their knees

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

pummelled^UK

put someone in their place

gained a victory over

pummeled^US

gotten the upper hand

gained ascendancy over

got the upper hand over

ground down

gained the advantage over

knocked the stuffing out of

gained the upper hand over

thrown back in confusion

threw back in confusion

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

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“Match 2 saw them demolish their opponents on the 14th hole winning 6-4.”

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Past tense for to defeat or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent)

made a pig of oneself

made a pig of oneself on

eaten to your heart's content

ate to your heart's content

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“So, you are duty bound to go over to his site finish all the free liquor and help to demolish the birthday cake.”

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Past tense for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

vandalized^US

vandalised^UK

pulverized^US

pulverised^UK

vaporized^US

vaporised^UK

smashed to smithereens

played merry hell with

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

crashed

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

put out of commission

crushed to smithereens

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

levelled^UK

leveled^US

rained on someone's parade

minimized^US

brought about the downfall of

minimised^UK

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

broken to smithereens

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Past tense for to burst or shatter violently and noisily

Verb

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Past tense for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)

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Past tense for to demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

made a nonsense of

went against

gone against

drove a coach and horses through

driven a coach and horses through

knocked the bottom out of

knocked props from under

knocked bottom out of

knocked bottom out

knocked props out

picked holes in

took wind out of sails

taken down a peg

took down a peg

taken wind out of sails

rendered null and void

showed up

picked an argument with

bandied words concerning

pettifogged

squelched

called in

argued the pros and cons of

declared to be untrue

had an argument about

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

ran counter to

showed in its true light

shown in its true light

taken a stand against

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Past tense for humble

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