Rough someone up meaning in English
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Definition
to rough someone up: to beat someone up, to intimidate someone physically
Examples
- "Would you like me to, you know, take him outside and rough him up a bit?"
Exercise 1
When Brian offers to "rough (Trotsker) up a bit", he is offering to:
When Brian offers to "rough (Trotsker) up a bit", he is offering to:
This is incorrect. The idiom "to rough (someone) up" in itself does not mean to have someone escorted from a building (although Brian does offer to do this outside in the parking lot). Moreover Bruno says to Brian "send him in", indicating that he wants Brian to allow Leonard entry into Bruno's office.
This is incorrect. "To rough (someone) up" does not mean to force someone to talk. There is no indication in the dialogue that Leonard is refusing to talk to Brian.
This is the correct answer. The expression "I want to rough (him) up" is an informal way of saying that you intend to cause physical harm to (or physically injure) someone.
This is incorrect. "To rough (someone) up" does not mean to make them wait. In any case, during their conversation, Bruno says to Brian "send him in", indicating that he wants Brian to allow Leonard entry into Bruno's office.
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