beat all

1. Surpass anything, especially in a strange or amazing way, as in Adam and his cousin Eve eloped—doesn't that beat all! This phrase appears to have replaced beat the Dutch. It is often used in a negative construction, as in the example. [Slang; first half of 1800s] Also see to beat the band.

Example Sentences

"I can be in front of the team and say 'I believe we can win the league and we can beat all the teams' - but if we don't do it, it can become empty words," he said.

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Music is "fundamental" to his writing and he's also "looking for that four-four beat all the time while I'm typing".

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Rooted in the industrial heritage of the country which was once the home of the UK's first Labour MP, Keir Hardie, the party has beat all others in Wales in every major Westminster election ever since.

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“I think this team can beat all MLS teams,” Puig said.

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Did he know I used to beat all the boys in elementary school?

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