to eat (also have) (a person or thing) for breakfast: to overcome, dispose of, or deal with (a person or thing) without difficulty.
| 单词 | θ89716 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > easily (8) to eat (also have) (a person or thing) for breakfast1693 to eat (also have) (a person or thing) for breakfast: to overcome, dispose of, or deal with (a person or thing) without difficulty. to walk over (the course)1823 With emphasis on the gait or pace. intransitive. To win a contest easily or without effort, in various phrases. to run (also make) rings round (also around)1875 figurative. colloquial. to run (also make) rings round (also around): to excel or surpass (a person or animal) with the greatest ease; to beat or… to shut out1881 Baseball. (See quot. 1896. Cf. to shut out). Also transferred in other games and figurative. North American. to walk away from1883 With emphasis on the gait or pace. intransitive. To win a contest easily or without effort, in various phrases. to walk round1901 With emphasis on the gait or pace. intransitive. To win a contest easily or without effort, in various phrases. to roll over1937 transitive. To defeat easily or resoundingly. to walk (all) over (a person)1976 slang. to walk (all) over (a person): to treat (a person) with contempt; (also) to defeat (an opponent) decisively. |
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