Definition
To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.
In Context
- "American workers can outcompete and beat the pants off anybody, anywhere."
- "Jeffrey Vinik, manager of the $56 billion Fidelity Magellan Fund, the world's largest and most closely watched mutual fund, "beat the pants off the managers of other large funds," in the words of one analyst."
- "Their counterparts in Canada, Europe and Japan made less than half as much, sometimes while beating the pants off them in the marketplace."
Also Said As
- clobber