knock spots off

knock spots off
phrasal or knock the spots off also knock spots out of
: to surpass eminently : excel by far

she knocks spots off anybody I've seen in London — J.B.Priestly

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knock spots off — see spot, 1
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Main Entry:knock
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knock spots off
Brit informal : to be much better than (someone or something)

They knock spots off the competition.

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Main Entry:spot

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • knock spots off — (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off — ► knock spots off Brit. informal easily outdo. Main Entry: ↑knock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock spots off sth — knock spots off sth/sb UK INFORMAL ► to be much better than something or someone else: »This ingenious colour viewfinder knocks spots off current LCD displays. Main Entry: ↑knock …   Financial and business terms

  • knock spots off sth/sb — UK INFORMAL ► to be much better than something or someone else: »This ingenious colour viewfinder knocks spots off current LCD displays. Main Entry: ↑knock …   Financial and business terms

  • knock spots off someone — knock spots off (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off something — knock spots off (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off somebody — knock ˈspots off sb/sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be very much better than sb/sth • She knocks spots off all the other candidates. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock spots off something — knock ˈspots off sb/sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be very much better than sb/sth • She knocks spots off all the other candidates. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock spots off Brit. — knock spots off Brit. informal easily outdo. → knock …   English new terms dictionary

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