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
Katinkakah-TING-kah (German)German, Dutch
Petru-Romanian, Corsican, Old Church Slavic
KrzysztofKZHISH-tawfPolish
Edwena-English (Rare)
HeikeHIE-kə (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Andrea (1)ahn-DRE-ahItalian