(beat him up)
61beat on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms beat on : present tense I/you/we/they beat on he/she/it beats on present participle beating on past tense beat on past participle beaten on American informal beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a… …
62beat one's brains out — or[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 are lazy,… …
63beat one's brains out — or[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 are lazy,… …
64beat box — n. the person who provides the (verbal) rhythmic beat in a rap song. □ What makes him sound so good is his beat box. □ Let me be the beat box this time …
65beat the drum — phrasal also beat a drum : to declaim as meritorious or especially significant : publicize or argue noisily publicity men beating the drum about the new star beat the drum for him as a candidate * * * bang/beat/the drum …
66beat the --- out of — or[lick the out of] or[whale the out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . * /The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of… …
67beat the pants off — {v. phr.} 1. To prevail over someone in a race or competition. * /Jim beat the pants off George in the swimming race./ 2. To give someone a severe physical beating. * /Jack beat the pants off the two young men who were trying to hold him up in… …
68beat up — {v.}, {informal} To give a hard beating to; hit hard and much; thrash; whip. * /When the new boy first came, he had to beat up several neighborhood bullies before they would leave him alone./ Used with on in substandard speech. * /The tough boy… …
69beat the --- out of — or[lick the out of] or[whale the out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . * /The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of… …
70beat the pants off — {v. phr.} 1. To prevail over someone in a race or competition. * /Jim beat the pants off George in the swimming race./ 2. To give someone a severe physical beating. * /Jack beat the pants off the two young men who were trying to hold him up in… …
