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  • 31beaten path — {n. phr.} The usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established, * /If we always follow the beaten path, we ll never have the courage to try something new./ …

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  • 32beaten track — {n.} See: BEATEN PATH …

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  • 33beaten track — noun A well populated area or well trodden path; any busy area. The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track …

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  • 34Beaten gold —    In Num. 8:4, means turned or rounded work in gold. The Greek Version, however, renders the word solid gold; the Revised Version, beaten work of gold. In 1 Kings 10:16, 17, it probably means mixed gold, as the word ought to be rendered, i.e.,… …

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  • 35beaten — adj. Beaten is used with these nouns: ↑copper, ↑egg, ↑gold …

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  • 36beaten-up — adj. Beaten up is used with these nouns: ↑sneaker …

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  • 37beaten — [ˈbiːt(ə)n] adj off the beaten track far away from the places that people usually visit[/ex] …

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  • 38beaten — /ˈbitn/ (say beetn) adjective 1. having undergone blows; hammered. 2. defeated. 3. exhausted. –phrase 4. the beaten track, the path that is much used and therefore well trodden and obvious. {past participle of beat} …

  • 39beaten-up — /bitn ˈʌp/ (say beetn up) adjective showing the signs of wear and minor damage: a beaten up old car …

  • 40beaten —   1. Hit. Pepehi ia.    ♦ Beaten down, meheu, loha, ho omāui, oupē, noiele.   2. Defeated. Make …

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