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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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a beating

My office took a beating.

What does a beating mean?
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If you initiate the beating to something, you are punishing him with force If someone is taking a beating, he is being punished by physically. So if you apply that context to an office, it meaning is self-explanatory.

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  • If you initiate the beating to something, you are punishing him with force If someone is taking a beating, he is being punished by physically.
  • So if you apply that context to an office, it meaning is self-explanatory.
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If you initiate the beating to something, you are punishing him with force
If someone is taking a beating, he is being punished by physically.
So if you apply that context to an office, it meaning is self-explanatory.
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New2grammarMy office took a beating.

What does a beating mean?
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The usual meaning is that your office lost money, business, prestige, etc. as a result of your competition outdoing you, and that they outdid you by a wide margin.
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