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