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two people fight

A and B are fighting with each other. :( Suppose A are taller or stronger, so B suffers more injuries. My question is, how to describe this situation? Can I say,

B cannot rival A when it comes to fighting.
B is no rival of A in fighting.
A beats B up.

What is a native-speaker most likely to say about this situation? Thanks.

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B doesn't stand a chance against A.

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A would eat B alive / would wipe the floor with him / would crush him / would beat the sh*t out of him ...

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Re: two people fight

A is gonna lick the floor with B. :wink:

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Originally Posted by Casiopea

A is gonna lick the floor with B. :wink:

B is all over A hands down!

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A is gonna lick the floor with B. :wink:

B is all over A hands down!

B gets the licking/ whipping/ B gets the crap beat out of him (sl/ very informal)

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B could also get the crap kicked out of him.

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18-Sep-2004, 21:20

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B could also get the crap kicked out of him.

that's true. hopefully they will just shake hands and walk away.

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A is gonna open a can of whoopass on B ;)

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