beat (someone) hollow

British & Australian

to defeat someone easily and by a large amount.

We played my brother's school at football and beat them hollow.

• be up in arms
• be up in the air
• be up someone's alley
• be up someone's arse
• be up someone's street
• be up street
• be up the creek
• be up the creek without a paddle
• be up the duff
• be up there with
• be up there with someone
• be up there with something
• be up the spout
• be up to ears in
• be up to ears in something
• be up to eyeballs in
• be up to eyeballs in something
• be up to eyes in
• be up to eyes in something
• be up to much
• be up to neck in
• be up to neck in something
• be up to no good
• be up to scratch
• be up to the mark