<OL TYPE="1"><LI>to beat black and blue, to smite so as to cause bruises and livid spots<OL TYPE="a"><LI>like a boxer one buffets his body, handle it roughly, discipline by hardships</OL><LI>metaph.<OL TYPE="a"><LI>to give one intolerable annoyance<OL TYPE="1"><LI>beat one out, wear one out</OL><LI>by entreaties</OL><LI>that part of the face that is under the eyes</OL>