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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a beating from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is describing receiving physical punishment or a severe reprimand from someone else.
Example: "After the argument, he feared he would get a beating from his father for his disrespectful behavior."
Alternatives: "a thrashing from" or "a lashing from".
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Meanwhile, he said, "we're taking a beating from both sides".
Buying groceries could bring a beating from the religious police.
"I took a beating from our board on China," Leiweke said.
"We took a beating from the city council," Schultz, the chief of police, told me.
He was taking a beating from critics over "On the Origin of Species".
Kansas, slowed by six turnovers and six sacks, took a beating from Oklahoma.
Plus the chance of a fall on the gallops or – maybe worse – a beating from Stacey.
The Titans and Steve McNair (bruised shin and sprained ankle) took a beating from the Colts.
Each night he would be returned to the camp, often after a beating from the police.
Rodney King was filmed taking a beating from police officers in Los Angeles the following day.
The building had taken a beating from troops and weather, and needed to be protected, and quickly.
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