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1 beat someone or something hollow
expr infmlI played him at chess last night and beat him hollow — Я вчера играл с ним в шахматы и буквально разгромил его
It's a fine whiskey but I know a blend that beats even this hollow — Это отличное виски, но я знаю сорт, с которым оно не идет ни в какое сравнение
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