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beats someone round the ears

beats someone round the ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat someone round the ears.

Meaning of beat someone round the ears

Verb

beat someone round the ears (third-person singular simple present beats someone round the ears, present participle beating someone round the ears, simple past beat someone round the ears, past participle beaten someone round the ears)

  1. (idiomatic) To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
    • 'I wanted to beat that supervisor round the ears with his clipboard.'2006, Hilary Lloyd, A Necessary Killing, page 39

Questions about beats someone round the ears

What is beats someone round the ears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats someone round the ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat someone round the ears.

Words near beats someone round the ears in the dictionary

  1. beats one's meat
  2. beats one's swords into ploughshares
  3. beats one's swords into plowshares
  4. beats out
  5. beats someone at their own game
  6. beats someone round the ears
  7. beats someone's arse
  8. beats someone's ass
  9. beats someone's brains out
  10. beats someone's time
  11. beats the air

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