donkey-lick
(also donkey-wallop)
verb [with object] Australian /NZ informal
Defeat (someone) resoundingly: she donkey-licked her opposition in the 1200m sprint...
- She's a fabulous horse to train, and she absolutely donkey-licked them!
- England put in a really great performance and donkey-licked us
- He donkey-licked his rivals at Rosehill on Saturday.
Origin
Late 19th century: from donkey + lick in the sense 'beat decisively'.
- backstitch
- backstop
- backstory
- back straight
- backstreet
- backstretch
- backstroke
- backstroker
- backswept
- backswimmer
- backswing
- backsword
- back talk
- backtalking
- back the wrong horse
- back-to-back
- back to front
- back-to-nature
- back to (or at) square one
- back-to-school
- back to the drawing board
- backtrack
- back-translation
- back up
- backup