beat into fits
To beat something into fits means to surpass, outshine, or defeat it so completely that the comparison barely holds up — like a performance so good it sends the competition into convulsions.
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To beat something into fits means to surpass, outshine, or defeat it so completely that the comparison barely holds up — like a performance so good it sends the competition into convulsions. The phrase implies an overwhelming, lopsided victory that leaves no room for debate. While it sounds old-fashioned today, it has the satisfying hyperbolic energy of expressions like 'blow out of the water' or 'destroy the competition.'
Her presentation beat the other candidates into fits — there wasn't even a close second.
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(transitive, slang) To surpass or defeat utterly.
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