take a beating
idiom
: to be beaten badly in a game or contest
The team took a beating in last night's game.
—often used figuratively to suggest a setback or lossOur plans took a real beating from the review committee.
Many investors took quite a (bad) beating when the stock market crashed.
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Jakob Schiller, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
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On that note of cleaning, rugs can take a beating—after all, they’re getting stepped on every day.
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To successfully play on the blue line, in the corners and in front of your own net at hockey’s highest level, your body is going to take a beating.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jakob Schiller, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
The CaseSafe Carry On has an aerospace-grade shell that is more than ready to take a beating, and its SilentMove wheels ensure squeaky power walks down airport hallways become a thing of the past.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
On that note of cleaning, rugs can take a beating—after all, they’re getting stepped on every day.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
To successfully play on the blue line, in the corners and in front of your own net at hockey’s highest level, your body is going to take a beating.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take a beating
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“Take a beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20beating. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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