Idiom
wipe someone's nose
Meaning
To defeat someone humiliatingly, usually by robbing or killing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The champion wiped his nose in the final round.”
“The rival team thought they would win, but the home side completely wiped their nose in the championship game.”
“After the underdog unexpectedly dominated the match, the spectators watched in silence as the veteran player wiped his nose in a display of total humiliation.”
Examples
simple
“The champion wiped his nose in the final round.”
contextual
“The rival team thought they would win, but the home side completely wiped their nose in the championship game.”
complex
“After the underdog unexpectedly dominated the match, the spectators watched in silence as the veteran player wiped his nose in a display of total humiliation.”
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