beating
121took a beating — was hit, was struck, was beat up …
122breast-beating — breast′ beat ing n. a loud, demonstrative, and often exaggerated display of grief, remorse, or the like • Etymology: 1950–55 breast′ beat er, n …
123breast-beating — /ˈbrɛst bitɪŋ/ (say brest beeting) noun Colloquial the uttering of expressions of contrition and remorse, often in a melodramatic manner …
124off-the-dolly panel beating — A metalworking technique used to hammer out dents in the bodywork. If the panel has a depression on one side, the dolly is held behind the depression, and the hammer blows are directed on the ridge away from the dolly, i.e., on the other side of… …
125on-the-dolly panel beating — A metalworking technique used to tap out dents in the bodywork. The dolly is held directly under the ridge in the panel so that the dolly contour closely matches that of the original panel shape. Hammering is then directed at the peak of the… …
126wife-beating — See whipping wife …
127breast-beating — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : noisy demonstrative protestation (as of grief, anger, or self recrimination) …
128take some beating — …