bash up

verb

1. slang.
   tr, adverb to thrash; beat violently

Example Sentences

The Trump fanfic on display around the clock on Fox News and elsewhere continues to bash up against reality — and it's the suckers who believe in these obvious fantasies who will become the next round of victims as the virus juggernauts into the red states.

From Salon

“I thought they would not do it, but they have done it: They sent policemen to bash up schools and beat old people and children,” he said.

From New York Times

"I'm not going to bash up anybody - this is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous."

From BBC

They bash up an old drunk who lies singing in a tunnel.

From Time Magazine Archive