I like the work, but the schedule just beats me down and wears on me.
Paul was so beaten down by his debts that he couldn't even think.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
beat someone down — force someone to reduce the price of something. → beat … English new terms dictionary
beat someone down — force someone to reduce the price of something … Useful english dictionary
beat hands down — beat (someone) hands down win (something) hands down to win easily. The last time we played squash he beat me hands down … New idioms dictionary
beat someone hands down — beat (someone) hands down win (something) hands down to win easily. The last time we played squash he beat me hands down … New idioms dictionary
beat down — beat (someone) down to make someone tired or unable to continue doing something. I like the work, but the schedule just beats me down and wears on me. Usage notes: often used in the form be beaten down: Paul was so beaten down by his debts that… … New idioms dictionary
beat down — verb 1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price She beat the merchant down $100 • Syn: ↑bargain down • Hypernyms: ↑haggle, ↑higgle, ↑chaffer, ↑huckster • Verb … Useful english dictionary
beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer … English new terms dictionary
beat down — phrasal verb Word forms beat down : present tense I/you/we/they beat down he/she/it beats down present participle beating down past tense beat down past participle beaten down 1) [intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly… … English dictionary
beat down phrasal — verb 1 (I) if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot 2 (I) if the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 3 (transitive beat someone down) to persuade someone to reduce a price: beat sb down to sth: He wanted $4500… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
