(slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To experience troubling or difficult times.
(slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To experience troubling or difficult times.
(slang, idiomatic) To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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