beat up on

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beat up on

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb_plus_preposition

(US) (hit) dar una paliza a; pegar; (bully) intimidar; (criticize) arremeter contra

...to see somebody beat up on innocent women and children in those days, homosexuals were people to beat up on Congressmen were using the televised hearings to beat up on witnesses She had to beat up on every customer just to get the light bill paid This paper has beat up on Mayor Dinkins for some of the things he has done

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