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EmpanadaRica
September 02, 2009, 02:38 PM
What would be a good Spanish quivalent of 'To wipe the floor with somebody' :confused:


wipe the floor with somebody (British, American & Australian) also mop the floor with somebody (American)
to defeat someone easily Alex is always really good in a debate, she'll wipe the floor with them.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/wiping+the+floor

chileno
September 02, 2009, 05:20 PM
What would be a good Spanish quivalent of 'To wipe the floor with somebody' :confused:


wipe the floor with somebody (British, American & Australian) also mop the floor with somebody (American)
to defeat someone easily Alex is always really good in a debate, she'll wipe the floor with them.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/wiping+the+floor


barrer el piso (con alguien)

ROBINDESBOIS
September 03, 2009, 05:12 AM
tenerlo chupado/fácil con alguien
Es coser y cantar

AngelicaDeAlquezar
September 03, 2009, 09:58 AM
Mexican slang: "agarrar a alguien de trapeador" (to use someone like a mop)

EmpanadaRica
September 03, 2009, 11:32 AM
:D

¡Muchas gracias Chili, Robin y Angelica! :p :thumbsup:

Wordreference sobre 'chupado' :



chupado -da adjetivo

chupado -da adjetivo
[estar] (fam) (flaco) skinny

[estar] (Esp fam) (fácil) dead easy (colloq)

[estar] (AmL fam) (borracho) plastered (colloq)



[estar] (Chi, Per) (inhibido) withdrawn

[ser] (Chi, Per fam) (tímido) shy




¿Presumo que refieres al segundo sentido/significado, Robin? :)