wipe the floor with

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition

   When he went down, we brought in the third-string quarterback, and we went out, and we whipped the pants off of harry truman high school, and next week, went out and mopped the floor with blessed, uh, heart of mary.

In the movies · 1

• When he went down, we brought in the third-string quarterback, and we went out, and we whipped the pants off of harry truman high school, and next week, went out and mopped the floor with blessed, uh, heart of mary.Waiting for Guffman1997
• Samurai's wiping up the floor with these guys.Step Up 3D2010

From the same entry

• get given the floor
• hold the floor
• take the floor
• be in on the ground floor