beat (someone) hollow

成語所屬單字hollow

beat (someone) hollow — 慣用語

1. to defeat someone very thoroughly in a competition or argument.

1.慣用語
釋義

徹底擊敗;大勝

to defeat someone very thoroughly in a competition or argument.

例句

Paloma beat the rest of the runners hollow in the final race.

Our team was beaten hollow in the debate — we had no good answers.