BEAT THE PANTS OFF Definition & Meaning

beat the pants off

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, beat hollow . Win decisively over someone, outdo. For example, When it comes to the Patriots' Day parade, Lexington beats the pants off the neighboring towns , or This beer beats the other brands hollow . Both phrases use beat in the sense of “surpass.” Pants off has served as an intensifier since about 1930; the variant dates from about 1775.

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“I’d like to beat the pants off them,” Nero said at the time.

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But if you have the time, a kitchen and a little extra cash, almost any home-cooked meal is going to beat the pants off a fast-food dinner.

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“Gosh, no wonder you beat the pants off the rest of us,” said Dee, laughing.

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With a surprisingly easy 79-61 win, the Hurricanes more or less beat the pants off Auburn.

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“She would beat the pants off of Trump,” said Taylor, who’s in the moving and storage business.

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