to work somebody over

  • 1work somebody over — ˌwork sbˈover derived (slang) to attack sb and hit them, for example to make them give you information Main entry: ↑workderived …

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  • 2work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …

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  • 3work over — verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑beat up • Derivationally related… …

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  • 4work over — verb a) To improve a prototype, or first draft. The estimated figures are not bad, but somebody will have to work them over. b) To physically attack in order to cause injury. Hell talk, once we work him over …

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