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Old 12-May-2008, 21:29
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Default Re: beat, defeated

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Originally Posted by MrPedantic View Post
Hello JC,

1. Team A lost to Team B (normal usage)
2. ...was hammered by... (if the defeat was heavy)
3. ...was thrashed by... (ditto)

All the best,

MrP

thanks.
I really didn't know that I could use "lost" in this context.
thanks a lot.
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