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

These funds can match the broad market and, over certain stretches, even beat it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

"I don't know how another show could beat it."

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

But most beat it back to the city without venturing to neighboring Colares, a verdant region of cypress and eucalyptus, with a generous supply of fruit stands and antique shops, gradually sloping to lesser-known beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

The woman did not look up from the dough as she spoke but continued to beat it with a steady, hypnotic rhythm.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen