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Definition of
beat on phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
beat on
phrasal verb
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beat on somebody
(also
beat up on somebody
)
(North American English)
to blame somebody too much for something
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beat on
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beat up on
beat on somebody
beat up on yourself (about/over something)
beat down (on somebody/something)
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beat down (on somebody/something)
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noun
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