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give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
The teacher used to beat the students
How To Use beat up In A Sentence
- As a natural response to a diseased heart, the body releases the hormone norepinephrine, causing the heart to beat up to five times faster than normal.
- These two beat up Sancho when he tries to take some friars' frocks as battle spoils.
- Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back.
- I mention these mistakes not so much to beat up on myself -- I haven't found self-flagellation a useful investment technique -- as to illustrate an important investment lesson.
- Tom beat up on the thief when he happened to see him.
- The most beat up, dirtied, and unsanitary part of your vehicle is floor mats. Han Ups | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- In the evening they gatecrashed the wedding party and again beat up several guests.
- She made herself a cup of tea, cut bread for toast, beat up eggs with grated cheese in a pan.
- For all their utility as traffic wardens and deputised keepers of the peace, there are also the satgas that kidnap opposition pamphleteers, beat up journalists, and chase rivals down the main street waving machetes.
- Psychologically, why do bullies always beat up on the defenceless?
