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Thank you Henry. Here is another:

Posted by Henry on July 02, 2004

In Reply to: Thank you Henry. Here is another: posted by Judy on July 01, 2004

: From the same book.
: ??
: (it is said about someone that is angry or down)

: Judy
: Israel

THE PRINCE AND BETTY PG Wodehouse 1912
Gee, we'll wipe Monte Carlo clean off the map. We'll have 'em licked to a splinter. We--It's the greatest scheme on earth."
I've never heard this phrase before! It seems to mean "We'll beat them easily."

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