- beat someone back
- beat someone back (usu. be beaten back)force (someone attempting to do something) to retreat
I tried to get in but was beaten back by the flames
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
beat someone back
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beat someone's brains out — beat (someone s) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone. How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day? 2. to seriously hurt someone. I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to a pulp — beat (someone) to a pulp informal to hit someone hard until they are seriously injured. He was beaten to a pulp in a back street and left to die … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to within an inch of their life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to within an inch of life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
beat sb back — UK US beat sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to stop someone or something from succeeding: »The central bank has come a step closer to cutting interest rates by trumpeting its success in beating … Financial and business terms
beat sth back — UK US beat sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to stop someone or something from succeeding: »The central bank has come a step closer to cutting interest rates by trumpeting its success in beating … Financial and business terms
beat someone/something off — REPEL, fight off, fend off, stave off, repulse, drive away/back, force back, beat back, push back, put to flight. → beat * * * succeed in resisting an attacker or an attack ■ win against a challenge or rival … Useful english dictionary
beat someone/something off — Syn: repel, fight off, fend off, stave off, repulse, drive away/back, push back … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
beat back — verb cause to move back by force or influence repel the enemy push back the urge to smoke beat back the invaders • Syn: ↑repel, ↑drive, ↑repulse, ↑force back, ↑push back … Useful english dictionary
beat brains out — beat (someone s) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone. How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day? 2. to seriously hurt someone. I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out … New idioms dictionary
