Expressions with BEAT

Expressions with BEAT

Beat someone (competition)

• Our team beat their main rivals in the final.
• She beat me at chess without breaking a sweat.
• He trained for months and finally beat his personal best.
• We didn’t expect to win, but we beat them fair and square.

Beat something (solve/overcome)

• She managed to beat her fear of public speaking.
• Doctors are confident he will beat the disease.
• If we work together, we can beat this problem.
• He’s determined to beat the addiction once and for all.

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• He was told he might never walk again, but he beat the odds.
• Starting from nothing, she beat the odds and built a global brand.
• Against all expectations, the team beat the odds and won the league.

Beat around the bush

• Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth.
• He kept beating around the bush instead of answering the question.
• Don’t beat around the bush—do you want the job or not?
• Politicians often beat around the bush when asked difficult questions.

Beat a dead horse

• There’s no point beating a dead horse—the decision has been made.
• We’ve explained it three times already; let’s not beat a dead horse.
• Arguing about it now is just beating a dead horse.
• The issue was settled years ago—stop beating a dead horse.

It beats me

• Why he said that beats me.
• How they finished so early beats me.
• It beats me why anyone would choose that option.
• Where she found the time beats me.

Beats + comparison (nothing is better)

• Nothing beats a hot cup of tea on a cold day.
• You can’t beat a good book and a quiet evening.
• For quick meals, nothing beats homemade soup.
• When it comes to comfort, nothing beats home.

Off the beaten track

• We stayed in a village off the beaten track.
• She prefers destinations off the beaten track.
• The café is a bit off the beaten track, but worth finding.
• If you want real adventure, go off the beaten track.

Beat someone to it

• She beat me to it and answered the question first.
• I was about to suggest it, but you beat me to it.
• They beat us to it and bought the last tickets.
• He beat everyone to it by arriving early.

Beat the clock

• We worked late to beat the clock.
• She ran faster, trying to beat the clock.
• The team raced to beat the clock before the system shut down.
• He studied hard to beat the clock before the exam.

Beat a path to someone’s door

• After her success, people beat a path to her door.
• Companies are beating a path to his door for advice.
• Once the news spread, customers beat a path to the shop.
• Journalists quickly beat a path to her door.

Your heart is beating

• Her heart was beating fast before the interview.
• My heart beat wildly as I opened the letter.
• You could hear his heart beating with excitement.
• My heart skipped a beat when I heard the news.

Skip a beat

• My heart skipped a beat when I saw her.
• The engine skipped a beat, then stopped.
• Time seemed to skip a beat at that moment.
• His smile made my heart skip a beat.

Beat yourself up

• Don’t beat yourself up over one mistake.
• She beat herself up for forgetting the meeting.
• He kept beating himself up about the past.
• Try not to beat yourself up—you did your best.

Can’t be beaten

• Her cooking can’t be beaten.
• For value and quality, this deal can’t be beaten.
• A walk by the sea can’t be beaten.
• Their customer service can’t be beaten.

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