Idiom
wipe someone's eye
Meaning
To defeat someone humiliatingly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He wiped his opponent's eye in the final match.”
“The young newcomer wiped the veteran player's eye, winning the championship with a score that shocked everyone in the room.”
“Despite the challenger's lack of experience, he decisively wiped the champion's eye, leaving the crowd in stunned silence as the title changed hands.”
Examples
simple
“He wiped his opponent's eye in the final match.”
contextual
“The young newcomer wiped the veteran player's eye, winning the championship with a score that shocked everyone in the room.”
complex
“Despite the challenger's lack of experience, he decisively wiped the champion's eye, leaving the crowd in stunned silence as the title changed hands.”
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