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To defeat heavily in a contest

To whip or lash someone, especially as punishment

To rebuke or chastise verbally

Knock the daylight out of

To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

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Verb

To defeat heavily in a contest

make mincemeat of

run rings around

wipe the floor with

take to the cleaners

give someone a drubbing

turn inside out

bring someone to their knees

win a resounding victory over

give someone a hiding

blow out of the water

give someone a pasting

cook one's goose

fix one's wagon

wipe off the mat

get the better of

be victorious over

put in the shade

run rings round

run circles around

go one better than

gain a victory over

give a drubbing to

be head and shoulders above

pip at the post

knock spots off

outmanoeuvre^UK

get the upper hand

render incapable

render helpless

render powerless

take a stick to

get the upper hand over

gain mastery over

raze to the ground

gain ascendancy over

come out on top

be on another level

put someone in their place

be a class above

take precedence

stand head and shoulders above

be greater than

beat the pants off

gain the upper hand over

come out on top of

knock your socks off

knock the stuffing out of

gain the advantage over

trample underfoot

throw back in confusion

blow out of water

win a victory over

run roughshod over

take to cleaners

prevail against

gain mastery of

take the honours

gain control over

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

reduce to ruins

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“Many believed that Nixon, an experienced college debater, would trounce his rival.”

Verb

To whip or lash someone, especially as punishment

tan the hide of

give a hiding to

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

take a strap to

tan someone's hide

punish severely

give the cat o'nine tails

outmanoeuvre^UK

run rings round

wipe the floor with

get the better of

give someone a drubbing

run roughshod over

take to the cleaners

win a victory over

bring someone to their knees

run rings around

take to cleaners

pip at the post

make mincemeat of

turn inside out

blow out of the water

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“I should trounce him with a tough cowhide thong.”

Verb

To rebuke or chastise verbally

remonstrate with

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

give a talking-to

haul over the coals

read the riot act

jump down one's throat

give someone what for

give someone a rollicking

give someone a dressing-down

give someone hell

give someone a caning

give someone an earful

rap over the knuckles

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone a mouthful

give someone a roasting

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give someone a row

call on the carpet

give someone some stick

rake over the coals

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

find fault with

give a piece of one's mind

tear a strip off

slap someone's wrist

fulminate against

call to account

lay down the law

take to the woodshed

come down hard on

criticize severely

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

have someone on the carpet

point the finger

reprimand severely

call over the coals

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rake over coals

give comeuppance

express disapproval of

give tongue-lashing

have words with

throw the book at

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone a bad press

criticize harshly

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

lose one's temper with

bite someone's head off

give the business

jump down someone's throat

give a tongue-lashing

bring to account

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

give going-over

give piece of mind

have your knife in

take disciplinary action against

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

put on the carpet

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

take exception to

look askance at

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

hold accountable

hold responsible

assign guilt to

lay a bad trip on

lay at one's door

assign fault to

lay a guilt trip on

assign liability to

place the blame on

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

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“There would be Delegates in the Conference who would roundly trounce Mr. MacDonald, and even M. Herriot, for their participation in the Dawes Plan and the London Agreement.”

Verb

Knock the daylight out of

beat the stuffing out of

beat the crap out of

beat the daylight out of

beat the tar out of

knock the daylight out of

Verb

To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation

clean someone's clock

mop the floor with someone

Verb

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

give someone a hiding

give someone a good beating

let someone have it

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a good hiding

rain blows upon

beat the living daylights out of

knock into the middle of next week

put in the hospital

whip someone's hide

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

warm someone's seat

dust someone's britches

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