work over

• فعل مركّب يعني الاعتداء على شخص بالضرب بعنف وإيذائه جسديًا، أو إعادة معالجة شيء ما وتنقيحه وتحسينه بعناية.

A phrasal verb meaning to physically assault or beat someone severely, or to rework or revise something thoroughly.

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1. To beat or assaultinformalamerican

   To physically attack someone, often severely.

   الضرب المبرح

   • The gang worked him over for talking to the police.
   • They threatened to work him over if he didn't pay up.
   • He was worked over pretty badly in the alley.

   المرادفاتassaultbatterbeat upclobbermaulpoundpummelrough upthrash

   الأضدادcaresscomfortsoothe

2. To redo or reviseinformal

   To do something again, especially to improve it or fix mistakes.

   إعادة العمل

   • I need to work over this essay before submitting it.
   • The mechanic worked over the engine until it ran smoothly.
   • She worked over the design to make it more modern.

   المرادفاتeditoverhaulpolishredorefinerevamprevisereworkrewriteupdate

الفعل الأساسيwork