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rough up

verb

  1. informalto treat violently; beat up

  2. to cause (feathers, hair, etc) to stand up by rubbing against the grain

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Manhandle, subject to physical abuse, as in The gang was about to rough him up when the police arrived. [First half of 1900s]
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Now, members of the opposition — duly elected Democratic politicians — are being brought to heel, arrested and roughed up.

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After one of his charges roughed up a lower-classman and Trump was nowhere to be found, he was finally removed from his post.

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May has gone at least five innings in each of his five starts, getting roughed up in only one while posting a 3.95 ERA.

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During cross-examination, defense attorney Leonard Levine made Austin explain how he had changed his story from when he was initially taken into custody and told police that they intended only to rough up the hairstylist.

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He also made Austin explain how he had changed his story from when he was initially taken into custody and told police that they intended only to rough up the hairstylist.

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