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  • 21beat down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright. 2) PHRASAL VERB When the rain beats down, it rains very hard. [V P] Even in the winter with the rain beating down, it s nice and cosy in there. 3) PHRASAL VERB If you beat down a …

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  • 22beat down phrasal — verb 1 (I) if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot 2 (I) if the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 3 (transitive beat someone down) to persuade someone to reduce a price: beat sb down to sth: He wanted $4500… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23beat the rap — {v. phr.} To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive. * /In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 24beat the rap — {v. phr.} To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive. * /In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free./ …

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  • 25Beat Scene — is a UK based magazine dedicated to the work, the history and the cultural influences of the Beat Generation. This has included artists, musicians and filmmakers as well its best known and more obscure writers and publishers. The content largely… …

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  • 26Beat — Beat, n. 1. One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; as, the beat of him. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The act of one that beats a person or thing; as: (a) (Newspaper Cant) The act of obtaining and publishing a piece of news by a… …

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  • 27Beat Happening — Pays d’origine  États Unis Genre musical Indie Rock Années d activité 1982 Présent …

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  • 28beat\ one's\ brains — • beat one s brains out • beat one s brains v. phr. slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students… …

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  • 29beat\ one's\ brains\ out — • beat one s brains out • beat one s brains v. phr. slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students… …

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  • 30beat on — ˈbeat on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they beat on he/she/it beats on present participle beating on past tense beat on past particip …

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