bruised and battered



bruised and battered

Injured and/or thoroughly worn down, as from an assault or an exhausting, physically trying experience. He drank too much at the bar, got into a fight, and showed up at our door all bruised and battered. The home team, though bruised and battered, emerged victorious from the tough match.
See also: and, batter, bruise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Colombano-Italian
Evonne-English
Terje (1)-Norwegian
CarylKER-əl, KAR-əlEnglish
Sanjit-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Alte (1)-Yiddish