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To hit or strike repeatedly

To investigate in a systematic manner

To flatter or compliment excessively

To be convincingly victorious over

To cause pain or injury to

To educate or inculcate a certain idea or subject

To put under severe strain

To make an inquiry

To speak or write about with great hostility

To train or practice so as to be accustomed to a certain condition

To convince, or cause to believe, through reason or argument

To persuade forcefully

To think about in a new way, or to reconsider something

To sow or place in one's consciousness

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To hit or strike repeatedly

pummels^US

belabours^UK

belabors^US

beats the living daylights out of

knocks into the middle of next week

gives someone a good hiding

injures

plugs

gives someone a hiding

gives someone a beating

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

pulverizes^US

inflicts suffering on

gives someone the works

launches an attack on

pulverises^UK

dusts someone's britches

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a good drubbing

gives someone a good beating

jumps down one's throat

beats someone's brains out

knocks someone's lights out

gives someone a hot bottom

gives someone a licking

puts someone over your knee

knocks the living daylights out of

gives someone what for

puts someone's lights out

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“With his variety of brutal basic strikes and quick grapples, it's not hard for Kane to work over his opponent early in the match.”

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To investigate in a systematic manner

analyzes^US

analyses^UK

scrutinises^UK

scrutinizes^US

leaves no stone unturned

goes over with a fine-tooth comb

inquires^US

enquires^UK

conducts an enquiry into

conducts an investigation into

views

subjects to an examination

makes enquiries about

puts under a microscope

enquires about

does research into

makes inquiries about

gives something a going-over

sifts the evidence concerning

gives the once over

searches the evidence concerning

tries to get to the bottom of

gives something a look-see

subjects to an inspection

carries out an inquest into

conducts investigations into

looks up

does research

consults the archives

follows a line of investigation

gives something a once-over

gauges^UK

gages^US

dips one's toe in the water

getd down to brass tacks

summarises^UK

summarizes^US

makes an observation of

criticizes^US

memorizes^US

memorises^UK

criticises^UK

goes through with a fine-tooth comb

keeps under surveillance

gets to the bottom of

puts something through its paces

messes around

gives a tryout

carries out tests

carries out trials on

gives something a whirl

gives something a check-up

looks through narrowed eyes

checks on

checks in

measures the differences between

measures up

stacks up against

weighs the differences between

balances the differences between

stands the test

segregates

places in juxtaposition

stands the pace

weighs against another

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To flatter or compliment excessively

lionises^UK

lionizes^US

compliments excessively

humours^UK

humors^US

expresses admiration for

waxes lyrical about

pays tribute to

panders to

pays blandishments to

pays court to

creeps to

sweetens up

lays it on with a trowel

makes much of

crawls to

says nice things about

ingratiates oneself with

curry favours with^UK

rubs up the right way

licks someone's boots

prostrates oneself to

tries to get on the good side of

prostrates oneself before

eats crow

humiliates yourself

humbles oneself

kisses someone's feet

abases oneself before

falls over oneself for

caves in to

praises to excess

bows and scrape before

gets on the right side of

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To be convincingly victorious over

pulverises^UK

pulverizes^US

pummels^US

wins a resounding victory over

brings someone to their knees

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a hiding

runs rings around

takes to the cleaners

blows out of the water

gives someone a pasting

gets the upper hand over

puts someone in their place

gains ascendancy over

foils

thwarts

strikes

knocks the stuffing out of

disposes of

gains the upper hand over

gains the advantage over

turns over

capsizes

throws back in confusion

immobilizes^US

immobilises^UK

makes look pale by comparison

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To cause pain or injury to

pulverises^UK

pulverizes^US

pummels^US

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To educate or inculcate a certain idea or subject

programs^US

programmes^UK

instils^UK

instills^US

moulds^UK

radicalizes^US

radicalises^UK

molds^US

hypnotizes^US

hypnotises^UK

rams down one's throat

hammers home

teaches over and over again

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

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To put under severe strain

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To make an inquiry

enquires^UK

inquires^US

scrutinises^UK

scrutinizes^US

requests information of

puts through the wringer

gives the third degree

puts through the third degree

gives the third degree to

worms something out of someone

sweats out

gathers intelligence

puts through the mangle

puts through the mill

questions intensely

questions persistently

asks pointed questions

puts on the hotseat

goes over with a fine-tooth comb

confers with

holds a meeting with

gives oral examination

talks to

has a dialogue with

has a discussion with

holds inquiry

gets for the record

converses with

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To speak or write about with great hostility

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To train or practice so as to be accustomed to a certain condition

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To convince, or cause to believe, through reason or argument

pressures someone into

dispels someone's doubts

palavers

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

puts someone's mind at rest

causes to feel certain

brings home to

demonstrates to

reasons someone into believing

brings round to the idea of

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

gets somebody on your side

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

gains one's confidence

gains somebody's support

wins around

talks over

wins round

puts someone up to something

arouses someone's interest in

shows one the error of their ways

makes someone see the light

shows someone the error of their ways

dangles a carrot in front of

talks someone into something

tyrannizes^US

colours^UK

tyrannises^UK

tightens the screws on

brings pressure to bear on

makes yourself felt with

brings pressure to bear upon

colors^US

invigorates^US

galvanizes^US

galvanises^UK

has someone do something

uses strong-arm tactics on

declares confidently to

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To persuade forcefully

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To think about in a new way, or to reconsider something

has second thoughts about

has another think about

looks at in a different light

takes another look at

makes another study of

returns to

does an about-face

does a U-turn

sings a different song

takes a fresh look at

gets a feel for again

does an about-turn on

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To sow or place in one's consciousness

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