take a beating
idiom
: to be beaten badly in a game or contest
The team took a beating in last night's game.
—often used figuratively to suggest a setback or lossOur plans took a real beating from the review committee.
Many investors took quite a (bad) beating when the stock market crashed.
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With the delta smelt hardly around to take a beating, said Felicia Marcus, former chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, the biggest loser in Trump’s fixation on the fish is the discourse.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The flashlight is designed to take a beating, and uses small button batteries that the company says will last you a good while (though no estimates have been shared).
—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
If the strike drags on, global supply chains and the economy could take a beating.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
The little bumpers that cushion impacts take a beating.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The flashlight is designed to take a beating, and uses small button batteries that the company says will last you a good while (though no estimates have been shared).
—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
If the strike drags on, global supply chains and the economy could take a beating.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
The little bumpers that cushion impacts take a beating.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Take a beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20beating. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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