| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| beat it |
go, get lost
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Beat it, kid! Get going! Leave!
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| beat the pants off |
defeat by a large score, blow you away
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Ho plays table tennis very well; she'll beat the pants off you.
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| beat the rap |
have the charges removed or dropped, get off
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Every time the burglar was caught he was able to beat the rap.
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| beat up |
hit and injure, defeat badly
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She cared for him when he got beat up, trying to ease his pain.
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| beat up on |
hit and injure, defeat in a fight
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"Why does he beat up on people?" "Because his dad beat up on him."
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| beat your head against a stone wall |
try an impossible task, work on a futile project
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Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.
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| beat your time |
take away your girlfriend or boyfriend
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I can't believe that your friend would beat your time.
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| beater |
a car that is in poor condition, clunker
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Why does he drive that old beater? He could buy a new car.
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| beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
each person has a different idea of what is beautiful, one man's garbage...
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To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
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| beauty is only skin deep |
do not judge a person by physical features, you can't tell a book...
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If you want to date a beauty queen, remember that beauty is only skin deep.
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