work over
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the words 'work' and 'over', indicating the action of thoroughly dealing with something.
مثال
- The mechanic worked over the car to find the problem.
- She worked over the report to make sure there were no errors.
- The police worked him over to get a confession.
ترکیبهای رایج
Work something over Work over a problem Work over a report
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression “Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night” “The teacher used to beat the students” “Somebody ----s somebody”