See beat on on Wiktionary
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},
{
"form": "beating on",
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"participle",
"present"
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{
"form": "beat on",
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}
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"text": "She's beating on about poor service.",
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}
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"To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound."
],
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"on and on",
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"(intransitive, figurative) To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound."
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"text": "She's unpopular enough that photos of her are used in elections to beat on liberal candidates.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "You guys are always beating on immigration, but it won't win you this election.",
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}
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"To criticize, impugn or shed a bad light on (a group or topic) for political gain."
],
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"criticize",
"criticize"
],
[
"impugn",
"impugn"
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[
"bad light",
"bad light"
]
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figurative) To criticize, impugn or shed a bad light on (a group or topic) for political gain."
],
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"figuratively",
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}
],
"word": "beat on"
}
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"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"",
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"present",
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"present"
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{
"form": "beat on",
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"To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound."
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"on and on",
"on and on"
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"(intransitive, figurative) To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound."
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"text": "She's unpopular enough that photos of her are used in elections to beat on liberal candidates.",
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{
"text": "You guys are always beating on immigration, but it won't win you this election.",
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"impugn",
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"(transitive, figurative) To criticize, impugn or shed a bad light on (a group or topic) for political gain."
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],
"word": "beat on"
}
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