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Wipe the floor


EmpanadaRica September 02, 2009 02:38 PM
Wipe the floor
 
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
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Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 49209)
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' :

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chupado -da adjetivo

chupado -da adjetivo
  1. [estar] (fam) (flaco) skinny
  1. [estar] (Esp fam) (fácil) dead easy (colloq)
  1. [estar] (AmL fam) (borracho) plastered (colloq)
    1. [estar] (Chi, Per) (inhibido) withdrawn
    1. [ser] (Chi, Per fam) (tímido) shy
¿Presumo que refieres al segundo sentido/significado, Robin? :)


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