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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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beat up

0Do they convey the same meaning? Is one better than the other?02br
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00'I always beat myself up for small mistakes' or 'I always beat up on myself for small mistakes'02br
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0 No. It's an idiom. You can't change it.

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No.
  • It's an idiom.
  • You can't change it.
  • 'beat myself up' is correct.
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0 No. It's an idiom. You can't change it. 'beat myself up' is correct. 0-
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0FWIW, my Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Fourth Edition also gives 01i00beat up on yourself02i00. 02br
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0 Really? OK, maybe that's the US version? 0-
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0I'd go with "Don't beat yourself up over it." I'd certainly understand the meaning of "Don't beat up on yourself" but it doesn't sound natural.0-
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