be hard/tough to beat

idiom

: to take some considerable effort to match or surpass
His wonderful performance will be hard/tough to beat.

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Bench: Bellamy, Hones Columbus won the off-season, acquiring Daescu & Klinger in draft steals by two teams making inexplicable moves, then swiped Jansen in the draft to pair with the solid Parris Todd to make for a team that’s going to be tough to beat top to bottom. Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 And this particular way of concluding Bohemian Rhapsody will be hard to beat in the years to come !!! Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025 The talent, kinship and grit of Golden’s squad is going to be tough to beat Monday night. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025 But if Crow-Armstrong -- one of my most intriguing players of 2025 -- delivers a 7-WAR season, the Cubs will be hard to beat in the NL Central. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for be hard/tough to beat

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“Be hard/tough to beat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20hard%2Ftough%20to%20beat. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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