rough someone up

• vt. 把某人打得死去活来；虐待某人

rough someone up的用法和样例：

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. For a period of time the two of them loved all-consumingly, but then in the blink of an eye they broke up.
   前段时间他们两人爱得死去活来，可一转眼就分手了。