Idiom
go to work
Meaning
To beat up, to batter.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boxer went to work on his opponent in the final round.”
“After the thief broke into the house, the guard dog went to work on him until the police arrived.”
“The seasoned fighter waited for an opening before he went to work on his rival with a series of precise, punishing blows.”
Examples
simple
“The boxer went to work on his opponent in the final round.”
contextual
“After the thief broke into the house, the guard dog went to work on him until the police arrived.”
complex
“The seasoned fighter waited for an opening before he went to work on his rival with a series of precise, punishing blows.”
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