beat something down

beat something down
beat something down
1. to break something in; to break through something. •

Don't beat the door down! I'm coming!

Please don't beat down the door!

2. to flatten something. •

Sam beat the veal down to the thickness of a half an inch.

First you beat down the meat to a very thin layer.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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