beggar belief
1beggar belief — To be impossible to believe • • • Main Entry: ↑beg * * * beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! …
2beggar belief — ► beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed or described. Main Entry: ↑beggar …
3beggar belief (or description) — be too extraordinary to be believed or described. → beggar …
4beggar belief — verb To appear implausible or unbelievable It beggars belief to suppose that corporate policies can always pursue the best interests of a company …
5beggar description — beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry …
6beggar — ► NOUN 1) a person who lives by begging for food or money. 2) informal a person of a specified type: lucky beggar! ► VERB ▪ reduce to poverty. ● beggar belief (or description) Cf. ↑beggar description ● …
7beggar description — ► beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed or described. Main Entry: ↑beggar …
8beggar — I UK [ˈbeɡə(r)] / US [ˈbeɡər] noun [countable] Word forms beggar : singular beggar plural beggars someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food • lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar British spoken used in a friendly way for… …
9beggar — beg|gar1 [ begər ] noun count someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food beggars can t be choosers INFORMAL used for saying that you have to accept anything that is offered to you, usually because you have no money or… …
10beggar — [[t]be̱gə(r)[/t]] beggars, beggaring, beggared 1) N COUNT A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. Syn: panhandler 2) VERB If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor. [V n] He warned… …
