whale on (someone or something)

1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling on the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.

2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.

whale on

1. To strike or hit someone or something repeatedly and forcefully; thrash someone or something: The street gangs whaled on each other until someone called the police.

2. To criticize someone vehemently: Our boss whaled on all of us for missing the deadline.

wail on someone

in. to beat someone. (see also whale the tar out of someone.) Who are those two guys wailing on Sam?

whale on

mod. excellent. (Possibly confused with or in error for wailing.) We had a whale on time at Bob’s house.

词组	whale on (someone or something)
释义	whale on (someone or something) whale on (someone or something) 1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling on the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season. 2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota. See also: on, whale Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. whale on v. 1. To strike or hit someone or something repeatedly and forcefully; thrash someone or something: The street gangs whaled on each other until someone called the police. 2. To criticize someone vehemently: Our boss whaled on all of us for missing the deadline. See also: on, whale The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. wail on someone in. to beat someone. (see also whale the tar out of someone.) Who are those two guys wailing on Sam? See also: on, someone, wail whale on mod. excellent. (Possibly confused with or in error for wailing.) We had a whale on time at Bob’s house. See also: on, whale McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: wale whale on whale into whale into (someone or something) whale into someone/something whaling whale away whale away at (someone or something) wail on (someone or something) wail on someone
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