beat up

• Verbo frasal que significa atacar físicamente a alguien con violencia, a menudo de forma repetida.

A phrasal verb meaning to physically attack someone violently, often repeatedly.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Physically attackinformal

   To hit or strike someone repeatedly, causing injury.

   Golpear repetidamente

   • The bully threatened to beat up the younger student.
   • He was beaten up by a group of strangers.
   • She got beaten up after the argument.

   Sinónimosassaultbatterclobberlay intomaulpoundpummelrough upthrashwork over

2. Feel guilty or blame oneselfinformal

   To criticize or blame oneself excessively for something.

   culparse a uno mismo

   • Stop beating yourself up over that mistake.
   • He's been beating himself up about the failed exam.
   • She beat herself up for not speaking up earlier.

Verbo basebeat