Beaten up man has irresistible desire. Banged-up man itches. Battered man reflected passion. Beaten up man has irresistible desire. Banged-up man itches. Battered man reflected passion. Could you tell me please does English language have a proverb or an idiom about a desire revanche for a defeated man or a nation or a state? The attempt by "some country" - a defeated country - to attain military power and nuclear armaments. - Banged-up man itches.