work over

dövmek, pataklamak

Birine saldırıp onu yaralayacak şekilde tekrar tekrar vurmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To attack someone and hit them repeatedly, causing injury.

• They worked him over badly.
• Two men worked the shopkeeper over and stole his money.
• She needed hospital treatment after being worked over.

Nasıl kullanılır: work someone over (The gang worked him over behind the shop.)

Eş anlamlılar: beat up, batter

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: work someone over, work over someone

gözden geçirmek, yeniden işlemek

Bir şeyin ilk halini dikkatle inceleyip değişiklikler yaparak geliştirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To improve an early version of something by checking and changing it carefully.

• We worked over the first draft.
• She is working the design over before showing it to clients.
• Could you work these estimates over once more?

Nasıl kullanılır: work something over (I need to work these figures over before the meeting.)

Eş anlamlılar: revise, rework, refine

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: work over a draft, work over something

üstüne gitmek, sıkıştırmak

Birine sertçe soru sorarak, onu azarlayarak veya ona saldırarak baskı yapmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To treat someone harshly by questioning, scolding, or physically attacking them.

• The detectives worked him over with questions.
• Our coach worked us over after the terrible match.
• The interview panel worked her over for nearly an hour.

Nasıl kullanılır: work someone over about something (The investigators worked him over about the missing money.)

Eş anlamlılar: give a hard time, grill

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: work someone over, work over someone