take a pounding

The older kids get, the more your home takes a pounding.

He took a pounding last week, and we'll keep a close eye on him.

We would have taken a pounding, no doubt about it.

"How long do you think the ship can take a pounding like this?"

"He's going to take a pounding for the next few months.

We pass another night listening to the shore take a pounding.

And each has a large stake in financial services stocks, which took a pounding.

I know I had taken a pounding over the last 11 years.

Then the men sat in foxholes and took a pounding.

But you just can't keep taking a pounding in the gut.

The good Lord just gave us bodies that could take a pounding."

They were hitting back, not just taking a pounding the way they had been.

The front of the building took a pounding as the birds followed one another, then slanted up and away.

Even sales taxes are expected to take a pounding.

But she took a pounding herself after putting out an economic plan including a proposal to cut incomes taxes by 30 percent over three years.

The Lexington continued to fire away at their own foe, but they were taking a pounding as well.

His spokesman has taken a pounding for making public statements about the matter that now appear not to be accurate.

The right-hander took a pounding this afternoon in an 8-2 defeat.

The defenses of the hill itself, although having taken a pounding during the previous attacks, were still intact.

His body had taken a pounding, including a series of head injuries, week after week, and he could not take any more risks.

They still use foreign printers, even though there is little cost advantage now that the dollar has taken a pounding in international markets.

You're liable to take a pounding from dragons, too, you know."

Aaron hit the de mister and its noise was drowned as the roof took a pounding.

If she screamed, then her new lover would take a pounding he would never forget.

Anything but the real economy because wage earners net incomes are taking a pounding.