suffer a beating

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

emphasizes the pain and injury from a beating

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Examples (10)

  • The victim suffered a severe beating before being rescued.
  • Our team suffered a humiliating beating in the final match.
  • He suffered a brutal beating from the angry mob.
  • The company's reputation suffered a beating after the scandal was exposed.
  • No one deserves to suffer a beating like that.
  • After suffering a vicious beating, the lone wolf retreated from the pack's territory.
  • The candidate suffered a terrible beating in the polls following his controversial remarks.
  • The goalkeeper suffered a beating not just on the field but also from the press afterwards.
  • He was warned that if he revealed the secret, he would suffer a beating.
  • The small business suffered a financial beating during the economic downturn.