work over

• Verbo frasal que significa agredir fisicamente alguém, geralmente com violência ou surra, ou então revisar e retrabalhar algo minuciosamente.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. To beat or assaultinformalamerican

   To physically attack someone, often severely.

   Espancar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosassaultbatterbeat upclobbermaulpoundpummelrough upthrash

   Antônimoscaresscomfortsoothe

2. To redo or reviseinformal

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

   Refazer

   • 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.

   Sinônimoseditoverhaulpolishredorefinerevamprevisereworkrewriteupdate

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