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work over verb to beat someone up; to thrash someone (both physically and figuratively) UK, 1927- John says that “Timothy was full of anger and he ... worked me over good.” — Elan Golomb, Trapped in the Mirror, p. 59, 1992
- [Tennis player, Tim] Henman lost the next three games as the Australian worked him over with some thrilling cross-court passes. — The Observer, 22 February 2004
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