(~s)
If something takes a ~, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
Sterling took a ~ yesterday as worries grew about the state of Britain’s economy.
= beating
N-COUNT
(~s)
If something takes a ~, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
Sterling took a ~ yesterday as worries grew about the state of Britain’s economy.
= beating
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012