(beat him up)
121not miss a beat — to not pause. George didn t miss a beat when we asked him what kind of car we should buy for our daughter. Even when she s asked embarrassing questions, she doesn t skip a beat. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form without missing a beat: Ella …
122heart skip a beat — or[heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. * /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2 …
123heart skip a beat — or[heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. * /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2 …
124How to Beat the High Co$t of Living — Infobox film name = How to Beat the High Co$t of Living caption = How to Beat the High Co$t of Living DVD cover director = Robert Scheerer writer = Robert Kaufman Leonora Thung producer = Robert Kaufman Jerome M. Zeitman starring = Jane Curtin… …
125Popular beat combo — as a synonym for pop group is a cliché phrase within British culture. It may also be used more specifically to refer to The Beatles, or other purveyors of Beat music.The phrase may be used as a tongue in cheek synonym, or by someone to denigrate… …
126The Beat of Your Heart — Infobox Single Name = The Beat of Your Heart Artist = The Jet Set from Album = Just Call Me Released = February 2008 Format = Digital download, CD single Genre = Contemporary R B, Dance pop Length = 3:17 Artist = The Jet Set Last single = Time To …
127Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him — Infobox Album | Name = Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him Type = Album Artist = The Firesign Theatre Released = 1968 Recorded = Genre = Comedy Length = Label = Columbia Producer = Gary Usher and The Firesign Theatre Reviews = The New …
128a woman, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be — ‘The old custom of beating a walnut tree was carried out firstly to fetch down the fruit and secondly to break the long shoots and so encourage the production of short fruiting spurs’: M. Hadfield British Trees (1957) Cf. L. nux, asinus, mulier… …
