bash sb about

Frequency: 3.50.5 per million words

To attack someone and hit them several times.

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Examples (10)

  • The gang bashed him about in a dark alley.
  • He was badly bashed about and left for dead.
  • Witnesses saw the security guards bashing the protestor about.
  • You can't just go around bashing people about without consequences.
  • The old boxer recalled how he used to bash his opponents about in the ring.
  • She was terrified they would bash her about if she resisted.
  • The news reported that the prisoner had been bashed about by his cellmates.
  • In the movie's fight scene, the hero bashes the thugs about with incredible skill.
  • Stop bashing your brother about! You'll seriously hurt him.
  • The court heard how the victim was grabbed and bashed about before his wallet was stolen.