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to bash someone's face in

to bash someone's face in

9.9
To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them
  • phrasal verb
  • NSFW
translation icon : darle una golpiza
  • He threatened to bash someone's face in if they didn't pay up.

Examples

  • But don't blame me if I bash someone's face in 'cause you don't wanna get caught.

    Bagman (2024)

  • Should go bash his face in with a baseball bat while he's sleeping?

    Short Term 12 (2013)

  • * we bashed his face in * for a handsome fee

    Babes in Toyland (1997)

  • The angry mob decided to bash someone's face in after the betrayal.

  • In the heat of the moment, he wanted to bash someone's face in for the insult.

Synonyms

to hit
vsto bash someone's face in
∞ 1.0

To strike someone or something with force

is more narrowly about violent hits to the face causing serious harm
to strike
vsto bash someone's face in
553 2.4

To hit someone or something with force

is specifically a violent blow aimed at causing facial injury
to punch
vsto bash someone's face in
455 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

is similar in force but aims at the face to cause severe injury
to smack
vsto bash someone's face in
164 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

is similar force but aims to severely damage the face rather than a slap
to assault
vsto bash someone's face in
126 4.7

To attack someone physically or try to hurt them

is specifically physical and concentrates on severe injury to the face
to bash
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
73 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

is more narrowly about violent facial targeting and severe injury
to beat the shit out of
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
53 9.9

To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them

is equally violent but specifically intends severe facial injury
to bludgeon
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
23 8.8

To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club

is similar in severity but targets facial harm rather than only blunt force
to clobber
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
19 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

is like this but specifically aims to smash the facial area
to brain
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
16 9.9

To hit someone hard on the head to seriously hurt them

is similarly extreme but specifically focuses on damaging the facial area
to assail
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Formal
16 8.0

To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly

is more narrowly physical and aimed to seriously injure the face
to beat to a pulp
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
15 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

is similar violence but usually focuses attacks on the face area
to bash in
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
13 7.5

Hit something hard so it breaks or opens

is specifically aimed at the front of the head to cause grave harm
to slug
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Informal
10 4.6

To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist

is similar but directed to smash the facial area with intent to harm
to thrash
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
7 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

is similar force but the key centers on hit to the face
to headbutt
vsto bash someone's face in
4 6.1

To hit someone or something hard with your head

is similar intensity but is aimed at the face rather than using the head
to strike hard
vsto bash someone's face in
3 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

is similar but the intent is to smash the facial area severely
to wallop
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Informal
2 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

is equivalent in force but directed intentionally at the face
to beat someone's brains out
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
1 9.4

To work very hard or to threaten to hit someone

is more narrowly focused on smashing the face to cause major harm
to biff
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Informal
1 9.8

To hit someone or something suddenly and hard, often with your fist

is similar speed but intends to smash the facial area seriously
to bop
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Informal
1 6.1

To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way

is harsher and aims to cause severe injury to the face rather than play
to lay into
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
1 7.5

Hit someone or something hard and violently

is similar action but specifically aims to cause serious facial injury
to smash someone's face in
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
1 9.8

Hit someone in the face very hard to hurt them

is the same but stresses intentional, face-focused serious injury
to boff
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
1 9.0

To hit someone or something hard, often by accident

is more targeted and aims specifically to inflict serious facial harm
to baste
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
1 9.5

To hit someone repeatedly and very hard

is similar repeated violence but specifically targets the facial region
to beat the daylights out of
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
1 8.6

To hit someone or something very hard and damage it

is similar but usually targets the face to cause serious injury
to rearrange someone's face
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
9.9

Hit someone's face hard so it looks damaged

is likewise violent but more about causing serious injury to the face
to punch someone's lights out
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
9.8

Hit someone very hard so they are knocked out

is similar but focuses on heavy damage specifically to the face area
to smash the head
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
8.8

Hit a person's head very hard and cause serious injury

is equivalent in violence but specifically targets the face region
to knock the living daylights out of
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
9.9

To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much

is comparable but emphasizes direct, face-focused severe harm
to beat the poop out of
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Offensive
9.6

Hit someone many times so they become badly hurt

is similar in severity but targets the face for serious injury
to pitch into
vsto bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
7.8

To attack someone with your body or with strong words

is similar in sudden violence but focused on causing facial damage
to smackdown
vsto bash someone's face in
  • Informal
8.6

To hit someone hard so they fall down

is similar impact but focused on causing severe facial injury

How Violent

to bash someone's face in
  • NSFW
9.9
to punch
455 1.4
to slap
492 1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

bash someone's face in infinitive
bashed someone's face in past
bashed someone's face in past participle
bashing someone's face in present participle
bashes someone's face in third person singular

Morphology

bash + someone's + face + in

The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'bash' means to strike forcefully, 'someone's face' pinpoints the target, and 'in' conveys smashing inward damage — together signalling a violent blow to the face. This is largely literal and compositional (not an arbitrary idiom), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely infer the meaning.

Etymology

Bash someone's face in comes from a violent image: bash (to hit) a person's face so hard it is pushed in. So it means 'to strike someone violently in the face'.