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(idiomatic) To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.

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clean someone's clock

Source Word

clean someone's clock

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.

Japanese Meaning

（競技や交渉、物理的闘争などにおいて）相手を徹底的に打ち負かすこと。 / 相手を完全に圧倒して優位に立つこと。

After months of training, he was ready to clean someone's clock in the championship match.

何ヶ月もの訓練の後、彼は選手権の試合でどんな相手でも徹底的に打ち負かす準備ができていた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.

cleans someone's clock

（ present singular third-person ）

cleaning someone's clock

（ participle present ）

cleaned someone's clock

（ participle past ）

cleaned someone's clock

（ past ）