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单词 work someone over
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work someone over

informal Beat someone severely: the coppers had worked him over a little just for the fun of it...
  • Any time life works us over to the degree that we experience combined physical and mental pain (usually stemming from some kind of loss), we are in the realm of alchemy.
  • It looked like someone had worked him over to get him to say what they wanted him to say.
  • They can work you over in an alley while singing an opera.

Synonyms

beat up, beat, attack, assault, knock about/around, maltreat, mistreat, abuse, batter, manhandle
informal do over, bash up, rough up, beat the living daylights out of
British informal duff up
North American informal beat up on
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