beat the band
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Times and UC Berkeley gave her a 50% approval rating among California voters, which is not exactly a number to beat the band.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025
Charlie, though, creates songs and sings them as well, and he can play guitar to beat the band.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2020
The show ends with most of the company taking a turn on the Russian swing — that’s a kind of horseless sledge — flinging themselves high into the air and smiling to beat the band.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2019
With an explosive drum beat, the band announced itself with the brassy clamor of “Dead and Gone,” from 2011’s “El Camino.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2014
Ignoring my wishes, my head turned on its own and there she was: smiling to beat the band, waving grandly, and—horrors!—blowing me a kiss.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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