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to hit a person in the head so much that they die or get seriously injured
Ex:
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to [lay] a (finger|hand) on {sb/sth}
[Phrase]
to try to hurt a person physically or damage something in any slight way
Ex:
The
bully
threatened
to
beat up
the
smaller
kid
,
but
he
never
laid
a
finger
on
him
.
knuckle sandwich
[Nomen]
Knöchel-Sandwich
Ex:
The
heated
argument
at
the
bar
almost
turned into
a
brawl
,
with
one
patron
warning
the other
to
watch out for
a
knuckle sandwich
.
Die hitzige Diskussion in der Bar artete fast in eine Schlägerei aus, als ein Gast den anderen warnte, sich vor einem Faustschlag ins Gesicht in Acht zu nehmen.
to [have] a go
[Phrase]
to attack a person or place in order to kill or destroy them
Ex:
The
intruders
had
a
go
at
breaking into
the
abandoned
warehouse
to
steal
valuable
equipment
.
to [clean] {one's} clock
[Phrase]
to hit a person harshly during a fight or conflict
Ex:
The
schoolyard
bully
learned
a
lesson
when
the
smaller
,
but
skilled
,
student
cleaned
his
clock
with
a
perfectly
executed
roundhouse kick
.
to [beat] {sb} to a pulp
[Phrase]
to keep hitting a person to the point of severe injury
Ex:
The
rival
football team
was
so
much
stronger
that
they
beat
us
to
a
pulp
on
the
field
.
to [beat] the (pants|socks) off {sb}
[Phrase]
to easily win over an opponent or badly defeat them in a competition or contest
Ex:
to [whale] on {sb/sth}
[Phrase]
to violently or forcefully hit a person or thing many times
Ex:
The
bullies
cornered
the
smaller
kid
and
began
to
whale
on
him
until
a
teacher
intervened
.
to [trade] punches
[Phrase]
(of people) to use their fists in order to hit each other during a fight or competition
Ex:
During
the
bar
brawl
,
multiple
patrons
traded
punches
,
leading
to
a
chaotic
scene
.
to [come] to blows
[Phrase]
(of two or more people) to get into a serious verbal argument or begin attacking each other physically because of a prior disagreement
Ex:
At
the
crowded
concert
,
a
dispute
over
seating
escalated
,
and
it
came to
blows
when
security
had to
intervene
to
restore
order
.
to strongly beat and overcome someone or something through physical force
Ex:
In
the
street
fight
,
the
experienced
boxer
made
mincemeat
of
his
opponent
,
leaving
him
battered
and
bruised
.
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to physically attack someone with a great deal of force, causing them harm or injury
Ex:
to [lay] a glove on {sb/sth}
[Phrase]
to physically hit someone, particularly while wearing boxing gloves
Ex:
to [be] in the wars
[Phrase]
to sustain injuries as the result of an accident or fight
Ex:
After
the
car
accident
,
Sarah
was
in
the
wars
with
various
injuries
,
including
a
broken
arm
and
multiple
cuts
and
bruises
.