Bate them into the ground

v.

Heard in Tipperary

To defeat a sporting opponent by an overwhelmingly large margin.

Tipp will bate them into the ground

Posh English

Tipperary shall absolutely annihilate them on the field of play.

Related terms

• Bate em out d gateTo defeat the opposing team by a substantial margin, preferably in hurling.
• BateGenerally bate translates to beat, however in Longford it can mean like.
• Couldn't bate his way out of a wet paperbagA weak or ineffectual person, quite unable to assert himself. Bate means 'beat'.
• Scrapins off the groundA Waterford term for a luncheon roll.
• Sound as a pound on the ground!Perfectly fine; I am quite all right.
• Stand your groundTo refuse to yield or retreat during a confrontation or fight.