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rack upto defeat severely, to thrashRate it:

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run scaredTo try everything to avoid defeat.Rate it:

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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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see offTo defeat.Rate it:

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sicut parta iam atque explorata victoriaas if the victory were already won.Rate it:

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skate overTo convincingly defeat.Rate it:

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smack downTo defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way.Rate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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snatch the pebbleTo fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.Rate it:

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snatch victory from the jaws of defeatTo suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.Rate it:

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squeeze outTo obtain a difficult victory in a competitionRate it:

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stomp onto severely defeat.Rate it:

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take a lickingTo suffer a defeat or a beating.Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.Rate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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Throw in the TowelAdmitting your defeat; quit from something or giving upRate it:

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tiger teamA specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.Rate it:

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victoria multo sanguine ac vulneribus stetit (Liv. 23. 30)the victory cost much blood and many wounds, was very dearly bought.Rate it:

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victoriam adipisci, parereto gain a victory, win a battle.Rate it:

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victoriam conclamare (B. G. 5. 37)to raise a shout of victory.Rate it:

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victoriam exploratam dimittereto let a sure victory slip through one's hands.Rate it:

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victoriam ferre, referreto gain a victory, win a battle.Rate it:

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victoriam or de victoria gratulari alicuito congratulate a person on his victory.Rate it:

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victoriam reportare ab hosteto gain a victory over the enemy.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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walk awayTo defeat someone or achieve something.Rate it:

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walk overTo gain an easy victory.Rate it:

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whitewashA victory without reply.Rate it:

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whomp onTo assail with overwhelming force; to defeat decisively.Rate it:

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whoop assTo defeat in a fight.Rate it:

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whoop assTo defeat or excel against in a competitive event.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo defeat in a fight.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo defeat or excel against (someone) in a competitive event.Rate it:

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win by a noseTo win narrowly; to have a narrow victory.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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winner, winner, chicken dinnerAn expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance.Rate it:

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wipe somebody's eyeTo defeat; to humiliate.Rate it:

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wipe someone's eyeTo defeat; to defeat humiliatingly.Rate it:

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wipe upTo defeat thoroughly; trounce.Rate it:

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wolf in sheep's clothingGrammar school stories told of the Wily wolf wearing a sheepskin costume as he stealthily circles the grazing sheep seeking to snatch a helpless little lamb in his sharp-toothed and drooling vicious jaws!Rate it:

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you winUsed to express resignation. To concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments.Rate it:

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