beating up on
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1
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
A brawl broke out and the players all started beating up on each other.
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2
as in jumping (on)
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
She beat up on me in front of everyone for arriving late.
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3
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
They beat up on the piñata until it finally broke open.
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