“beat someone”

The following 4 entries include the term beat someone.

beat someone at their own game

idiom

: to confound opposition by using a similar strategy

beat (someone) to the punch

idiom

: to do or achieve something before someone else is able to

stick to beat (someone) with

idiom

: something that is used to attack or punish (someone) or to make an attack or punishment seem reasonable or right

stick with which to beat (someone)

idiom

: something that is used to attack or punish (someone) or to make an attack or punishment seem reasonable or right


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