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work over — ► work over informal beat up. Main Entry: ↑work … English terms dictionary
work over — index emend, modify (alter), redact, revise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
work over — verb 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 • Syn: ↑beat, ↑beat up • Derivationally related… … Useful english dictionary
work over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms work over : present tense I/you/we/they work over he/she/it works over present participle working over past tense worked over past participle worked over informal work someone over to injure someone severely… … English dictionary
work over — PHRASAL VERB To work someone over means to beat them very violently. [INFORMAL] [V n P] The gang worked me over. Syn: beat up … English dictionary
work over — transitive verb Date: 1835 1. to subject to thorough examination, study, or treatment < shelf stock worked over by shoppers > 2. to do over ; rework < saved the play by working the first act over > 3. to beat up or manhandle with thoroughness … New Collegiate Dictionary
work over — {v. phr.}, {slang} To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc. * /Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work over — {v. phr.}, {slang} To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc. * /Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work over — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To repair] Syn. fix, fix up, go over, redo; see repair , repeat 1 . 2. [*To beat or punish] Syn. thrash, beat up*, abuse; see beat 2 , punish … English dictionary for students
work\ over — v. phr. slang To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc. Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight … Словарь американских идиом
