(idiomatic, chiefly, US, slang) To best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.
So in a classic it-ain't-broke-so-let's-fix-it-anyway move, some of our managers and salespeople began complaining that it wasn't written for Windows. If we didn't rewrite for Windows, they insisted, our competitors would eat our lunch!
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