beat down
phrasal verbbeat something down
- to hit a door, etc. many times until it breaks open
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beat down (on somebody/something)
- if the sun beats down, it shines with great heat
- The sun beat down on the desert sand.
beat somebody/something down (to something)
- to persuade somebody to reduce the price at which they are selling something
- He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000.
- I beat down the price to $6 000.