beat (redirected from beating against)

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bang/beat the drum beat a dead horse beat a path to someone's door beat a (hasty) retreat beat a retreat beat about/around the bush beat around the bush beat someone at their own game beat back something beat someone's brains out beat your brains out beat your breast beat someone down beat down on someone/something beat someone hands down beat someone hollow

beat it Beat it! beat the bushes beat the drum beat the hell out of someone beat the hell out of something beat the rap beat the system beat someone to a pulp beat someone to it beat someone to the punch beat someone to within an inch of their life beat someone up beat you to it [beat/bore/charm etc.] the socks off someone [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off someone

beat/knock the (living) daylights out of someone beat/knock the tar out of someone beat/turn swords into ploughshares (it) beats me flog a dead horse flog something to death someone's heart misses/skips a beat your heart skips a beat If you can't beat 'em, (join 'em)! not miss a beat a stick to beat someone/something with That beats everything! what beats me without missing a beat