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beat all
Idioms and Phrases
Surpass anything, especially in a strange or amazing way, as in Adam and his cousin Eve eloped—doesn't that beat all! This phrase appears to have replaced beat the Dutch . It is often used in a negative construction, as in the example. [ Slang ; first half of 1800s] Also see to beat the band .Example Sentences
“I think this team can beat all MLS teams,” Puig said.
Did he know I used to beat all the boys in elementary school?
Given Watson had shot 65-65 over the weekend in Turnberry with Nicklaus shooting 65-66, it was the compliment to beat all compliments.
Indeed, Jones raced against — and beat — all of them at some point in his career.
“Suck it up,” she told herself over and over, repeating the mantra to help her complete the marathon and beat all other under-20-year-old female runners by a full hour.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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