wipe the floor with

phrase

variants or wipe the ground with
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Recent Examples of wipe the floor with Whether in small or large doses, Washington is likely to wipe the floor with a Miami defense widely forecasted to be the dregs of the keg. Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • The budget laptop sector has been eaten alive by global component shortages and price rises.
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
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  • Between Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský and Cole Caufield, the Canadiens’ power play should run circles around teams for a decade.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Grohl took it upon himself to be the official ambassador of rock ‘n’ roll, running circles around the stage during the nearly-three hour set, screaming, riffing and soloing away on 30-plus years of Foo Fighters hits.
    William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Wipe the floor with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe%20the%20floor%20with. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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