mop up the floor with
Slang definitions & phrases for
mop up the floor with
mop the floor with
verb phrase
To defeat thoroughly; trounce;
clobber
(1940s+)
Idioms and Phrases with
mop up the floor with
mop up the floor with
Also,
wipe the floor with
. Defeat thoroughly, overwhelm, as in
The young boxer said he was sure to mop up the floor with his opponent
, or
I just know we'll wipe the floor with the competition
.
[
Late 1800s
]