give somebody a beating

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

Give the fellow a beating and send him on his way.

"I hope you know you've given me a beating in your own way," he said.

It is also true that you hardly ever really gave me a beating.

It felt as if someone had given him a beating with a club.

She didn't stop giving me a beating until I was 35.

"We give them a beating and they keep coming back."

It looked to me as if someone had given him a severe beating.

He intended to give her a proper beating when she got back.

At the very least you should give her a good beating.