overplay
send someone to the showers
weakening
feet of clay
giant-killer
meet one's Waterloo
war of nerves
whip
go set
psychological warfare
jialat
lucky loser
giant-killing
rinse
sandbag
whoop ass
lurch
drop
pip to the post
back in the game
whitewash
single-elimination tournament
maintain
hypodynamia
outmuscled
skunk
slam
weaken
shutout
uphold
bus factor
forfeiture
unbeatable
off one's game
take apart
half-break
misdefense
turnover on downs
defeat
gutsiness
pluckiness
score attack
win
default
swindle
defeatedness
pluck
rushdown
odds
cheesable
attenuation
tank
knock-down
match
aggro
edge out
powerful
counterpunch
OTK
vanquishable
defeatable
tenuki
knock the stuffing out of
down
hammer
vincible
meet one's match
school
rout
beatable
perdendo
comeback
compassion fatigue
moderating
wilt
outarmed
outgame
turn around
derank
turn over
carry
massacre
defend
underachieve
dive
there is safety in numbers
daylight robbery
beat the shit out of
lose one's bottle
kill
pwn
miss
beat the poop out of
slay
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