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Difference between Beaten to death and Dead beaten

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beaten to death—

1. killed by beating:

  • The magazine quoted a report which stated that prisoners were routinely starved or beaten to death.

2. (also: flogged to death) discussed so many times that it is not interesting any more:

  • No sporting event is beaten to death more than the Sugar Bowl—it is analyzed again and again by the commentators.

dead beaten —(also: dead beat) extremely tired; utterly exhausted:

  • When I saw him arrive in the same hostel as us, he was dead beaten, after having traveled for over 24 hours.