put to rout

idiom

: to force someone to retreat
They put the enemy to rout.

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“Put to rout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20to%20rout. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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