beat it

Idioms  

1. Go away, as in We should beat it before the food's all gone. This term is rude when used as an imperative, as in Stop pestering me—beat it! [Slang; late 1800s]

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beat it

Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

"It would heal a very deep wound. The only way to beat it would be to win it this year," he told Spanish media.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“He didn’t beat the security plan the night of the dinner. He beat it the day he made the reservation,” said Jason Pack, a former FBI official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Van Der Beek, who died Wednesday after a colorectal cancer diagnosis, seemed to embrace the ethos of joining in everyone’s fun when there’s no sense of trying to beat it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Once she heard the beat, it all came rushing back.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas