whale on

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.
 * 2)  To beat heavily on anything.
 * The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just whaling on it with a big old sledge hammer.
 * 1)  To beat heavily on anything.
 * The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just whaling on it with a big old sledge hammer.
 * The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just whaling on it with a big old sledge hammer.

Translations

 * French: ,
 * German: ,


 * German: draufhauen, draufdreschen