(beat him up)
1beat him — hit him; defeated him, won over him …
2beat him up — hit him, struck him, battered him …
3beat him hands down — defeated him easily, won over him by a large margin …
4beat the living daylights out of him — beat him out of shape, hit him senselessly, knocked him unconscious …
5Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar — is a song written by Don Raye in 1940, following the American boogie woogie tradition of syncopated piano music. It was first recorded by the Will Bradley orchestra, most notably with Freddie Slack on piano, who placed it in Billboard s top 10 in …
6beat\ to\ the\ draw — • beat to the punch • beat to the draw v. phr. slang To do something before another person has a chance to do it. John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw. Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch …
7beat\ to\ the\ punch — • beat to the punch • beat to the draw v. phr. slang To do something before another person has a chance to do it. John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw. Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch …
8beat sb at their own game — ► INFORMAL to use the methods by which someone has tried to defeat you to your own advantage: »By buying two competitors who tried to beat him at his own game, he created the three networks he now owns. Main Entry: ↑beat …
9beat something down to something — ˌbeat sb/sth ˈdown (to sth) derived to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth • He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000. • I beat down the price to $6 000. Main entry: ↑beatderived …
10beat somebody down — ˌbeat sb/sth ˈdown (to sth) derived to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth • He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000. • I beat down the price to $6 000. Main entry: ↑beatderived …
