work over

Meaning

1. work sb over

   to attack sb and hit them, for example to make them give you information

In the movies · 20

• His mama work over at the lumberyard.Django Unchained2012
• Doesn't your friend Sally work over at that rehab…Hillbilly Elegy2020
• Now hold the work over there.Living in Oblivion1995
• We've done some great work over the years together, Bad Cop...The Lego Movie2014
• He was unable to find steady work over the last year.Unhinged2020
• Some bloke's worked over Dave.The Bank Job2008
• Yeah, I always pick up a little extra work over Thanksgiving and Christmas.The Holdovers2023
• Listen, I can't work miracles over here. I'm gonna need more time.Inside Man2006

Learn it in full scenes

• The Lego Movie2014
  • Emmet Follows the Instructions
  • Emmet's Morning Routine in Bricksburg
  • Emmet Touches the Piece of Resistance

From the same entry

• work it
• work around to
• work at
• work in
• work off
• work on
• work on
• work out
• work out
• work out
• work out
• work to