work over

dar una paliza, apalear

Atacar a alguien y golpearlo repetidamente hasta causarle lesiones.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: work someone over (The gang worked him over behind the shop.)

Sinónimos: beat up, batter

Expresiones frecuentes: work someone over, work over someone

revisar, retocar

Mejorar una primera versión de algo revisándola y haciendo cambios con cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: work something over (I need to work these figures over before the meeting.)

Sinónimos: revise, rework, refine

Expresiones frecuentes: work over a draft, work over something

tratar con dureza, machacar

Tratar a alguien con dureza mediante interrogatorios, reprimendas o agresiones físicas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: work someone over about something (The investigators worked him over about the missing money.)

Sinónimos: give a hard time, grill

Expresiones frecuentes: work someone over, work over someone