beat the tar out of (one) 成语
set (one) back
cost How much did your new suit set you back?
give (one) up for|give|give one up for|give up|giv
v. phr. To abandon hope for someone or something.
After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead.
keep (one) posted|keep one posted|keep posted
v. phr. To receive current information; inform oneself.
My associates phoned me every day and kept me posted on new developments in our business.beat the tar out of (one)
1. slang To physically advance one, as with punches and added blows, such that they ache cogent injury. This byword can be acclimated both actually and hyperbolically. Primarily heard in US. Our acquaintance is in the hospital because a burglar exhausted the tar out of him. I'm afraid that the captain of the football aggregation will exhausted the tar out of me if he finds out that I'm secretly seeing his girlfriend. If you anytime alarm me like that again, I'll exhausted the tar out of you, I swear!2. slang To defeat one actually in a competition. Primarily heard in US. The final account was 17-1? Wow, we absolutely exhausted the tar out of that team!Learn more: beat, of, out, tarbeat (or whale) the tar out of
exhausted or batter severely. North American informalLearn more: beat, of, out, tar