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beat somebody down to something — ˌbeat sb/sth ˈdown (to sth) derived to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth • He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000. • I beat down the price to $6 000. Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful english dictionary
beat somebody out of something — ˈbeat sb out of sth derived (NAmE, informal) to cheat sb by taking sth from them • Her brother beat her out of $200. Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful english dictionary
beat somebody to the punch — verb To do something before somebody else is able to. I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself … Wiktionary
beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
beat down — verb 1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price She beat the merchant down $100 • Syn: ↑bargain down • Hypernyms: ↑haggle, ↑higgle, ↑chaffer, ↑huckster • Verb … Useful english dictionary
beat out — verb 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (Freq. 2) Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship We beat the competition Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game • Syn: ↑beat, ↑crush, ↑shell, ↑ … Useful english 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 up — verb 1. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑work over • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
beat in — verb teach by drills and repetition • Syn: ↑hammer in, ↑drill in, ↑ram down • Hypernyms: ↑drill • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
Beat It — Single par Michael Jackson extrait de l’album Thriller Face B Burn This Disco Out (R U) / Get on the Floor Sortie Février 1983 Enregistrement 1982 … Wikipédia en Français
