beat someone hollow Idiom, Proverb
a hollow leg
space for a lot of drink, room for a lot of beer Parl drank six bottles of beer. He must have a hollow leg!
hollow leg
(See a hollow leg)
Hollow victory
A hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.
beat all hollow|beat|beat hollow|hollow
v. phr.,
slang To do much better than; to beat very badly.
We beat their team all hollow. As a speaker, he beats us all hollow.
hollow out|hollow
v. To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate.
The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in. The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe. Joe's father hollowed out a pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern.
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beat the pants off.
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beat the pants off.
beat (one) hollow
To defeat an adversary calmly and/or by a advanced margin. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The final account was 17-1? Wow, we absolutely exhausted that aggregation hollow!Learn more: beat, hollowbeat addition hollow
BRITISHIf you beat addition hollow, you defeat them completely. Radio's attempts at abhorrence are about baffled alveolate by the alarming capabilities of cinema. If she hadn't been cutting high-heeled shoes, she would accept baffled him hollow.Learn more: beat, hollow, someonebeat addition hollow
defeat or beat addition absolutely or thoroughly.Learn more: beat, hollow, someone