beat to a pulp
Reduce by pounding
To beat to a pulp is to pummel someone so severely they're reduced to a shapeless, bloody mess—pulp being soft, formless matter.
The phrase usually describes a brutal physical assault: They beat him to a pulp in the alley.
Figuratively, it extends to any thorough defeat or destruction: Our team got beaten to a pulp in the finals.
trounce
Defeat decisively
dominate · annihilate · destroy · obliterate · vanquish · conquer · overpower · rout · humiliate · devastate
pummel
Strike repeatedly with fists
bludgeon · assault · wallop · hammer · clobber · pound · bash · slug · smash · club
beat to a pulpheal
Restore to wellness
caress · handle with care · handle with kid gloves · tend to · care for
beat to a pulphandle with care
Instruction for delicate items
stroke · graze · kid gloves · tap · tickle
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