beat on (something)
beat on (something)
To strike something repeatedly. Quit beating on the door, I'm coming! I've been beating on at that nail and still can't get it to go into the wall. How much longer will your little sister beat on the piano tonight? I'm getting a headache from all that racket.
See also: beat, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
beat on someone or something
to pound or hammer on someone or something. She beat on him until he let her go. Stop beating on that drum!
See also: beat, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- beat on
- beat against
- beat against (someone or something)
- beat down on (someone or something)
- beating
- beat the drum (for someone or something)
- beat the drum for
- beat the drum for someone/something
- beat the bushes
- beat the bushes (for someone or something)