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rough up
verb
- informal.to treat violently; beat up
- to cause (feathers, hair, etc) to stand up by rubbing against the grain
Idioms and Phrases
Manhandle, subject to physical abuse, as in The gang was about to rough him up when the police arrived . [First half of 1900s]Example Sentences
May has gone at least five innings in each of his five starts, getting roughed up in only one while posting a 3.95 ERA.
During cross-examination, defense attorney Leonard Levine made Austin explain how he had changed his story from when he was initially taken into custody and told police that they intended only to rough up the hairstylist.
He also made Austin explain how he had changed his story from when he was initially taken into custody and told police that they intended only to rough up the hairstylist.
He has complained of being roughed up by the guards.
Protesting villagers are roughed up, intimidated and even shot, as others flee into caves.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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