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etymology - Why did the word, “shellac” come to mean “to defeat ...
Mar 29, 2016 · An opposing sports team, a disobedient child, and apparently an incumbent president were thus liable to a series of rapid slaps like someone shellacking a boat or …
etymology - What is the origin of the word "whitewash" in the …
The term whitewash is used in sports to describe a situation where the opponents are beaten in a series of matches failing to register a single win. Merriam-Webster defines it as :- to hold (an
A word to express "by a large margin", especially in context of a ...
Apr 18, 2015 · One option is to replace "by a large margin" with "soundly"; this is a common form of expression in U.S. sports pages.