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1You Beat Me to the Punch — Infobox Single Name = You Beat Me to the Punch B side = Old Love (Let s Try It Again) Artist = Mary Wells from Album = The One Who Really Loves You Format = 7 single Released = 1962 Recorded = Hitsville USA; 1962 Genre = Soul Length = 2:45 Label …
2can you beat it? — can you beat that/it? phrase used for showing that you are surprised about something There was a cat with ten kittens – can you beat that? Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: beat …
3can you beat it! — can you beat that/it! idiom (informal) used to express surprise or anger Main entry: ↑beatidiom …
4can you beat that — can you beat that/it? phrase used for showing that you are surprised about something There was a cat with ten kittens – can you beat that? Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: beat * * * can you beat… …
5a 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… …
6beat the rap — If you beat the rap, you escape conviction and punishment for a crime or something you have done wrong …
7beat someone to the draw — (USA) If you beat someone to the draw, you do something before they do …
8beat them at their own game — If you beat someone at their own game, you use your enemy s tactics or tricks in order to win …
9beat to the punch — If you beat someone to the punch, you act before them and gain an advantage …
10beat your brains out — If you beat your brains out, you think hard about something but cannot solve, understand or remember it …
