Years of failure had 'beaten' him 'down'. [=had caused him to lose hope or spirit]
This problem has 'beaten' everyone. [=no one has been able to solve this problem]
a politician who is getting 'beat/beaten up' by liberal/conservative critics
(..) chaos, filth and greed. Cut the shit, Dan. Come on. Tell me what I wanna hear, asshole. - You mean that shit about your mother? - You wanna get fucking beaten, Danny? I'm not fucking talking to you, Davina. Why don't you shut up? Look, you got to let me do this my own way, all right? (..)1998 American History X