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61Beat (King Crimson album) — Beat Studio album by King Crimson Released June 18, 1982 …
62Beat 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 …
63beat your breast — phrase to make it obvious by your actions that you are very upset or sorry about something Everybody’s beating their breasts but nobody actually does anything. Thesaurus: to say or show that you are sorrysynonym Main entry: beat * * * beat your… …
64beat yourself up (over something) — ˌbeat yourself ˈup (about/over sth) derived (also ˌbeat ˈup on yourself (about/over sth)) (NAmE, informal) to blame yourself too much for sth …
65beat up on yourself (over something) — ˌbeat yourself ˈup (about/over sth) derived (also ˌbeat ˈup on yourself (about/over sth)) (NAmE, informal) to blame yourself too much for sth …
66beat a dead horse — beat/flog/a dead horse phrase to waste time on something that you know is not going to happen Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: horse * * * waste energy on a lost cause or unalterable situation… …
67beat someone up — beat (someone) up 1. to strongly criticize someone. The candidates spent the time beating each other up instead of talking about how to improve the economy. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form beat up on someone: Sanchez beat up on Brown for… …
68beat up — beat (someone) up 1. to strongly criticize someone. The candidates spent the time beating each other up instead of talking about how to improve the economy. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form beat up on someone: Sanchez beat up on Brown for… …
69beat around/about the bush — see ↑bush • • • Main Entry: ↑beat …
70beat somebody to something/ … — ˈbeat sb to sth/… | ˌbeat sb ˈto it derived to get somewhere or do sth before sb else • She beat me to the top of the hill. • I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it. Main entry: ↑beatderived …
