at the hands of sb
C2 If you suffer at the hands of someone, they hurt you or treat you badly:
How many people have died at the hands of terrorist organizations?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- be put upon
- bleed
- grind
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- lay a finger on sb idiom
- put sb through sth
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- smite
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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