to a pulp

phrase

—used to say that someone or something is very badly beaten, mashed, smashed, etc.

He threatened to beat them to a (bloody) pulp.

Examples of to a pulp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ones who will hunt you down, steal your children and beat you to a pulp without once considering your humanity. — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026

Big guys beating bad guys, and occasionally each other, to a pulp is the basic idea behind the new Prime Video action movie starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026

Even in rough terrain, the shell and tongue didn’t beat my shins to a pulp. — Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026

Inside the church, Amos beats Zoë to a pulp. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for to a pulp

• gulp