"give a beating" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to physically hit or strike someone repeatedly as a form of punishment or aggression. Example: The bully threatened to give the smaller boy a beating if he didn't hand over his lunch money.
"We'll give a beating to the bourgeoisie," Mr. Chavez roared.
Turf Account Chris McGrath's Nap: Java Rose (7.00 Pontefract) Gained experience in bumpers before staying on strongly to give a beating to her rivals on her Flat debut and has the scope for further progress on her handicap debut.
"Get a good look at him; this is the guy you're going to come back to" and give a beating, Mr. Bowers remembers Mr. DiMattina saying, according to court papers.
If you can give a beat you should be able to take a beat.
One trick is to give a beat before the last of the cow parsley and the first sowing of carrots, then cover them immediately after sowing.
Note that the blood pressure signal has a small variation in frequency, or in particular the time between peak pressures which can be used to give a beat-to-beat heart rate, over the time period used.
The pomposity of the classic superhero story was given a beating.
In the movie, Carter, played by Denzel Washington, is shown giving a beating to Giardello, portrayed by Ben Bray, but losing a racially tinged decision.
I was starving by then so tried to take them and was given a beating so severe, I don't know how I survived it.
All those who had provided support and services for them were now on their own: three women who had cooked for the soldiers were "arrested" by militiamen and given a beating before being released.
At one point, Vänskä stopped giving a beat and rocked slowly with the music.
