the rout was on
idiom
—used to say that a game or contest becomes one in which the winner easily defeats the loser by a large amount
After they scored their fourth goal, the rout was on.
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Jeremy Ebobisse added a brace with goals in the 29th and 35th minutes, and the rout was on.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
When Sydney Leroux added a goal five minutes later, the rout was on.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
Chase and the Bengals never recovered, and the rout was on.
—cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
Oregon led 43-7 with 5:56 to go in the half, and the rout was on.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
Saline then took advantage of a Brighton turnover (low snap on a punt attempt) to go up 35-3 just over two minutes later on a 7-yard run by James Rush and the rout was on.
—Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
But Lyles, the two-time former Brewer, issued the consecutive walks to Taylor and Wiemer to open the bottom of the third and not long thereafter the rout was on.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2023
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
When Sydney Leroux added a goal five minutes later, the rout was on.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
Chase and the Bengals never recovered, and the rout was on.
—cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
Oregon led 43-7 with 5:56 to go in the half, and the rout was on.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
Saline then took advantage of a Brighton turnover (low snap on a punt attempt) to go up 35-3 just over two minutes later on a 7-yard run by James Rush and the rout was on.
—Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
But Lyles, the two-time former Brewer, issued the consecutive walks to Taylor and Wiemer to open the bottom of the third and not long thereafter the rout was on.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2023
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