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Definition of
beat up on phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
beat up on
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
beat up on somebody
(
also
beat on somebody
)
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to blame someone too much for something
Don't beat up on Paul—he tried his best.
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beat up on
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