He's given you an awful beating, want us to trim him down a little?

"I hope he's still alive," said the man; "he must have got an awful beating when we hauled him aboard last night."

"You've been taking an awful beating in the way of discoveries, haven't you?"

Of course, he took an awful beating in the appeals.

Anybody could tell her inhibitions were taking an awful beating.

He took an awful beating in the body.

It didn¡ t show what an awful beating he was taking.

"The governor took an awful beating here," he said.

Reid took an awful beating in the 11th round, going down three times.