to a pulp
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is very badly beaten, mashed, smashed, etc.
He threatened to beat them to a (bloody) pulp.
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The finale's final moments bring viewers back to the Buckley fish house, where Belle finds scheming developer Wes Benson (Dave Annable) tied up and beaten to a pulp by Emmett.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 June 2025
Daniel is haunted by skeletons Back in 1984, Daniel LaRusso was beaten to a pulp by Johnny and his Cobra Kai buddies, who were all dressed in creepy skeleton costumes for Halloween.
—EW.com, 16 June 2025
Anyone who disagrees with his policies will be exposed, blackmailed, or worse (have their head crushed to a pulp in front of powerless witnesses).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Inside, tied to a chair and beaten to a pulp, is the club manager who chopped Tommy into tiny pieces.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
After beating him to a pulp, the fixer drags him into a backroom.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The trailer has an intense, industrial rock score, with the two brandishing guns like Bonnie and Clyde and Frankenstein beating a man to a pulp in an alley.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2025
The pressure squeezed local pet shelters to a pulp.
—Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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The Daumier of La Dolce Vita Ava Gardner kicked him in the groin, Peter O’Toole socked him in the ear, and this month Gérard Depardieu pounded him to a pulp.
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 June 2025
Daniel is haunted by skeletons Back in 1984, Daniel LaRusso was beaten to a pulp by Johnny and his Cobra Kai buddies, who were all dressed in creepy skeleton costumes for Halloween.
—EW.com, 16 June 2025
Anyone who disagrees with his policies will be exposed, blackmailed, or worse (have their head crushed to a pulp in front of powerless witnesses).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Inside, tied to a chair and beaten to a pulp, is the club manager who chopped Tommy into tiny pieces.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
After beating him to a pulp, the fixer drags him into a backroom.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The trailer has an intense, industrial rock score, with the two brandishing guns like Bonnie and Clyde and Frankenstein beating a man to a pulp in an alley.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2025
The pressure squeezed local pet shelters to a pulp.
—Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Plus, the strangest news from around the world Read On
Candid Cameraman
The Daumier of La Dolce Vita Ava Gardner kicked him in the groin, Peter O’Toole socked him in the ear, and this month Gérard Depardieu pounded him to a pulp.
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
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“To a pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20pulp. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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