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Having been assaulted or suffered repeated violence from someone

(of a thing) Damaged by age and repeated use

Worn, torn, or ragged, as if into rags

In a pulpy state

In a worn condition from exposure to the atmosphere or weather

In physical pain

Exposed to or characterized by strong winds and rain

Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace

Past tense for strike repeatedly with hard blows

Past tense for to bombard with bombs or artillery

Past tense for to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc

Past tense for to take violent or aggressive action against

Past tense for to fall or be hurled forcefully, typically in the form of a barrage

Past tense for to be convincingly victorious over

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

Past tense for to give an appearance of age to, especially a new object

Past tense for to completely destroy or devastate

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Adjective

Having been assaulted or suffered repeated violence from someone

physically abused

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under the thumb

led by the nose

at beck and call

in one's pocket

under someone's heel

in one's clutches

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“She explains that her experience is not uncommon among battered spouses.”

Adjective

(of a thing) Damaged by age and repeated use

falling to pieces

on its last legs

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

seen better days

badly maintained

the worse for wear

down-at-the-heels

poorly maintained

in poor condition

in bad condition

down-at-the-heel

out of condition

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“I'm off to Paris tomorrow evening for a meeting on Thursday morning and I really didn't relish the thought of taking my battered boots along with me.”

Adjective

Worn, torn, or ragged, as if into rags

down-at-the-heels

having seen better days

falling to pieces

falling apart at the seams

the worse for wear

down-at-the-heel

decrepit. in ruins

down at the heel

on its last legs

poverty-stricken

poorly maintained

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Adjective

At war

Adjective

In a pulpy state

Adjective

In a worn condition from exposure to the atmosphere or weather

strong-featured

covered with lines

Adjective

In physical pain

on the sick list

physically challenged

flowing with blood

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Adjective

Exposed to or characterized by strong winds and rain

rough-and-tumble

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

pulling no punches

well-ventilated

full of conflict

full of confusion

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

at the boiling point

raining cats and dogs

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Adjective

Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace

the worse for wear

run-of-the-mill

old as the hills

past its sell-by date

behind the times

long-established

as old as the hills

long in the tooth

past their sell-by date

advanced in years

horse and buggy

standardized^US

conventionalized

standardised^UK

past your sell-by date

of an advanced age

like a dinosaur

dull as dishwater

old as Methuselah

rooted in the past

well-established

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

not long for this world

no spring chicken

undistinguished

middle-of-the-road

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

common or garden

lacking variety

run of the mill

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

nothing to get excited about

soul-destroying

unsophisticated

dull as ditchwater

run-of-the-mine

middle of the road

nothing special

fair-to-middling

readily available

widely available

fair to middling

of poor quality

matter-of-course

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Verb

Past tense for strike repeatedly with hard blows

rained blows on

gave someone a good hiding

given someone a good hiding

knocked into the middle of next week

beat the living daylights out of

beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of

let someone have it

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

gave someone a beating

given someone a beating

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a drubbing

given someone a good beating

gave someone a good beating

gave someone a good drubbing

given someone a good drubbing

crashed against

knocked someone's lights out

handled roughly

beat someone's brains out

put in the hospital

cracked against

beaten to a pulp

caused injury to

tanned one's hide

dusted someone's britches

warmed someone's seat

beat someone up

smacked against

rained blows upon

physically attacked

fixed someone's wagon

beaten someone's brains out

laid a finger on

jumped down one's throat

boxed someone's ears

struck with a stick

beat with a stick

interfered with

come into collision with

treated roughly

made black and blue

beaten someone up

ridden roughshod

gave a black eye

given a black eye

beaten with a stick

assaulted physically

done a number on

did a number on

came into collision with

gave a going over

given a going over

gave it to someone

given it to someone

given someone the works

gave someone what for

given someone what for

gave someone the works

given a lesson to

gave a lesson to

put over one's knee

knocked against

knocked for a loop

knocked block off

given someone a hot bottom

gave someone a hot bottom

stricken head-on

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“Traders shoo them away from their customers, and batter the children around the head if they become too persistent.”

Verb

Past tense for to bombard with bombs or artillery

fired a broadside at

dropped bombs on

rained destruction

beaten down upon

raked with gunfire

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Past tense for to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc

played merry hell with

put out of action

put out of commission

wreaked havoc on

destabilized^US

interfered with

destabilised^UK

run onto the rocks

played havoc with

made inoperative

prevented from working

rendered inoperative

wrought havoc on

damaged beyond repair

bent out of shape

dashed to pieces

caused detriment to

rendered incapable

brought to a halt

distorted the shape of

prevented from moving

rendered inactive

reduced to rubble

brought to a standstill

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

did mischief to

done mischief to

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

ran onto the rocks

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“A storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline.”

Verb

Past tense for to take violent or aggressive action against

Verb

Past tense for to fall or be hurled forcefully, typically in the form of a barrage

beaten down upon

Verb

Past tense for to be convincingly victorious over

walked all over

won a resounding victory over

brought someone to their knees

gave someone a drubbing

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

ran rings around

run rings around

took to the cleaners

taken to the cleaners

turned inside out

defeated utterly

made mincemeat of

took a stick to

taken a stick to

wiped the floor with

got the better of

gotten the better of

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

put in the shade

gained a victory over

defeated heavily

pipped at the post

given someone a pasting

gave someone a pasting

run rings round

put someone in their place

outmaneuvered^US

outmanoeuvred^UK

run circles around

rendered incapable

rendered powerless

rendered helpless

beat the pants off

gained mastery over

got the upper hand over

ran rings round

ran roughshod over

won a victory over

knocked spots off

brought to ruin

given a drubbing to

gave a drubbing to

ran circles around

got the upper hand

gotten the upper hand

fixed one's wagon

cooked one's goose

defeated easily

wiped off the mat

razed to the ground

gained control over

rendered speechless

gained ascendancy over

gained the upper hand over

come out on top of

knocked for six

come out on top

took to cleaners

gained the advantage over

made look pale by comparison

brought to knees

knocked the stuffing out of

trampled underfoot

went one better than

taken to cleaners

gone one better than

beaten the pants off

thrown back in confusion

threw back in confusion

blown out of water

blew out of water

came out on top of

came out on top

did better than

done better than

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Verb

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

handled roughly

hit where one lives

treated roughly

done an injustice to

did an injustice to

offended against

stepped on the toes of

taken advantage of

took advantage of

laid a bad trip on

done a disservice to

did a disservice to

given black eye

gave no quarter

gone for jugular

given no quarter

went for jugular

done the dirty on

did the dirty on

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Verb

Past tense for to give an appearance of age to, especially a new object

simulated age in

Verb

Past tense for to completely destroy or devastate

knocked to pieces

razed to the ground

wiped from the face of the earth

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