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to beat somebody to it

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  • beat 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody to it — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody off — ˌbeat sb/sthˈoff derived to force sb/sth back or away by fighting • The attacker was beaten off. • She beat off a challenge to her leadership. Main entry: ↑beatderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody out of something — ˈbeat sb out of sth derived (NAmE, informal) to cheat sb by taking sth from them • Her brother beat her out of $200. Main entry: ↑beatderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • (beat somebody) black and blue — (beat sb) black and ˈblue idiom (to hit sb until they are) covered with ↑bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body) Main entry: ↑blackidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody at their own game — beat sb at their own ˈgame idiom to defeat or do better than sb in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong Main entry: ↑beatidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody to the punch — beat sb to the ˈpunch f9 idiom (informal) to get or do sth before sb else can Main entry: ↑beatidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody up — ˌbeat sbˈup derived to hit or kick sb hard, many times • He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. Main entry: ↑beatderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat somebody to the punch — verb To do something before somebody else is able to. I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself …   Wiktionary

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