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to beat / bash
one's
brains in / out
/bˈiːt bˈæʃ wˈʌnz bɹˈeɪnz ɪn ˈaʊt/
phrase
to hit a person in the head so much that they die or get seriously injured
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to take
sb
for a ride
/tˈeɪk ˌɛsbˈiː fɚɹɚ ɹˈaɪd/
phrase
to deliberately kill a person
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to lay a finger / hand on
sb/sth
/lˈeɪ ɐ fˈɪŋɡɚ hˈænd ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to try to hurt a person physically or damage something in any slight way
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knuckle sandwich
/nˈʌkəl sˈændwɪtʃ/
noun
used to refer to a punch that is hit in a person's mouth
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to knock
one's
block off
/nˈɑːk wˈʌnz blˈɑːk ˈɔf/
phrase
to severely beat someone, often said as a threat
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to have a go
/hæv ɐ ɡˈoʊ/
phrase
to attack a person or place in order to hit or destroy them
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to clean
one's
clock
/klˈiːn wˈʌnz klˈɑːk/
phrase
to hit a person harshly during a fight or conflict
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black eye
/blˈæk ˈaɪ/
noun
an area of bruised skin surrounding the eye caused by a blow or injury
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to beat
sb
to a pulp
/bˈiːt ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ blˈʌdi pˈʌlp/
phrase
to keep hitting a person to the point of severe injury
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to beat the pants / socks off
sb
/bˈiːt ðə pˈænts sˈɑːks ˈɔf ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to easily win over an opponent or badly defeat them in a competition or contest
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to whale on
sb/sth
/wˈeɪl ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to violently or forcefully hit a person or thing many times
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to trade punches
/tɹˈeɪd pˈʌntʃᵻz/
phrase
(of people) to use their fists in order to hit each other during a fight or competition
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to come to blows
/kˈʌm tə blˈoʊz/
phrase
(of two or more people) to get into a serious verbal argument or begin attacking each other physically because of a prior disagreement
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to make mincemeat (out) of
sb/sth
/mˌeɪk mˈɪnsɪmˌiːt ʌv ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to strongly beat and overcome someone or something through physical force
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to beat / knock the (living) daylights out of
sb
/bˈiːt nˈɑːk ðə lˈɪvɪŋ dˈeɪlaɪts ˌaʊɾəv ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to physically attack someone with a great deal of force, causing them harm or injury
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to lay a glove on
sb/sth
/lˈeɪ ɐ ɡlˈʌv ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to physically hit someone, particularly while wearing boxing gloves
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to be in the wars
/biː ɪnðə wˈɔːɹz/
phrase
to sustain injuries as the result of an accident or fight
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