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
CescSESKCatalan
Berislav-Croatian, Medieval Slavic
HalİMe-Turkish
Aleksej-Slovene
JoepYOOPDutch
Tibor-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak