beat to a pulp

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beat to a pulp (third-person singular simple present beats to a pulp, present participle beating to a pulp, simple past beat to a pulp, past participle beaten to a pulp or beat to a pulp)

  1. (transitive) To beat up (a person) more than usually severely.
  2. (transitive, colloquial, loosely) To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.

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