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Meaning of beat up on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times.
  2. To criticize someone unfairly.
  3. Synonym of beat on.

Examples

“She beat⟳ up on me pretty bad.”
“He's always beating up on her about her weight.”
“We spent the better part of that year beating up on each other about why we weren't getting anything done.”
“That show⟳ beats up on conservatives for comedy.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

beat with the ugly stick beat-matched beat-matches beat-matching beat-mix beat-mixed

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