(beat him up)
71beat up — {v.}, {informal} To give a hard beating to; hit hard and much; thrash; whip. * /When the new boy first came, he had to beat up several neighborhood bullies before they would leave him alone./ Used with on in substandard speech. * /The tough boy… …
72beat\ the\ pants\ off — v. phr. 1. To prevail over someone in a race or competition. Jim beat the pants off George in the swimming race. 2. To give someone a severe physical beating. Jack beat the pants off the two young men who were trying to hold him up in Central… …
73beat\ up — v informal To give a hard beating to; hit hard and much; thrash; whip. When the new boy first came, he had to beat up several neighborhood bullies before they would leave him alone. Used with on in substandard speech. The tough boy said to Bill,… …
74beat up on — hit and injure, defeat in a fight Why does he beat up on people? Because his dad beat up on him …
75wreaked vengeance upon him — beat him, forcefully hit him, physically attacked him …
76defeated him — beat him, overpowered him …
77knocked him off his pedestal — beat him, made him lose his respected position …
78made mincemeat of him — beat him up badly, bent him all out of shape …
79beat somebody to the punch — verb To do something before somebody else is able to. I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself …
80beat\ the\ rap — v. phr. To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive. In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free …