a demolition job

demolition job

1. A very critical attack on someone or something, especially through media outlets. The movie critic did a real demolition job on the new film in last week's paper.

2. A resounding, thorough victory over one's opponent. After Ireland's demolition job against Scotland last week, they now stand poised to win the Six Nations Championship.

a demolition job

BRITISH, JOURNALISM

COMMON

1. If you do a demolition job on someone or something, you criticize them strongly and effectively. His speech was a sustained demolition job on the prime minister's strategy.

2. If you do a demolition job on an opponent, you defeat them completely. Byram drove home his second goal to make it 3 — 1 and Scott Young completed the demolition job.

See also: demolition, job

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

demolition
demolition job
do a demolition job on (someone or something)
do a hatchet job on
do a hatchet job on (someone or something)
hatchet job
a hatchet job
sidewalk
sidewalk superintendent
not have a good word to say for (someone of something)

References in periodicals archive

Whitley Bay A's Andy Robertson hit five in a demolition job at Wallington.

NORTHERN ALLIANCE

West Allotment Celtic A's Daniel Surley plundered a hat- trick in a demolition job at High Howdon.

Leaders forced to settle for the draw; ALLIANCE DIV ONE

"The customer likes to get a report after a demolition job is done that shows 90-plus percent of the building was recycled and kept out of landfills," says Costello.

State of the industry: Construction and Demolition Recycling examines four of the most pressing issues facing the C&D industry

Attachments offer unprecedented versatility on a demolition job site.

Multi-tasking: multi-processors are showing up more often on demolition sites thanks to the versatility they offer

The estimator/bidder is given the assignment of bidding a demolition job that requires considerable subcontractor work (more than 20 percent of the total cost).

What it's worth: correctly estimating a demolition project almost always separates success from failure

词组	a demolition job
释义	a demolition job demolition job 1. A very critical attack on someone or something, especially through media outlets. The movie critic did a real demolition job on the new film in last week's paper. 2. A resounding, thorough victory over one's opponent. After Ireland's demolition job against Scotland last week, they now stand poised to win the Six Nations Championship. See also: demolition, job Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a demolition job BRITISH, JOURNALISM COMMON 1. If you do a demolition job on someone or something, you criticize them strongly and effectively. His speech was a sustained demolition job on the prime minister's strategy. 2. If you do a demolition job on an opponent, you defeat them completely. Byram drove home his second goal to make it 3 — 1 and Scott Young completed the demolition job. See also: demolition, job Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: demolition demolition job do a demolition job on (someone or something) do a hatchet job on do a hatchet job on (someone or something) hatchet job a hatchet job sidewalk sidewalk superintendent not have a good word to say for (someone of something) References in periodicals archive Whitley Bay A's Andy Robertson hit five in a demolition job at Wallington. NORTHERN ALLIANCE West Allotment Celtic A's Daniel Surley plundered a hat- trick in a demolition job at High Howdon. Leaders forced to settle for the draw; ALLIANCE DIV ONE "The customer likes to get a report after a demolition job is done that shows 90-plus percent of the building was recycled and kept out of landfills," says Costello. State of the industry: Construction and Demolition Recycling examines four of the most pressing issues facing the C&D industry Attachments offer unprecedented versatility on a demolition job site. Multi-tasking: multi-processors are showing up more often on demolition sites thanks to the versatility they offer The estimator/bidder is given the assignment of bidding a demolition job that requires considerable subcontractor work (more than 20 percent of the total cost). What it's worth: correctly estimating a demolition project almost always separates success from failure
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