see sb/sth off
mainly UK informal— phrasal verb with see uk/siː/us/siː/verb present participle seeing, past tense saw, past participle seen
to defeat someone or something, or to deal with him, her, or it effectively so that that person or thing can no longer cause harm:
The company believes it has now seen off this unwelcome bid.
England saw off Luxembourg 5–0.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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