beat it

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]

Example Sentences

Gold could get close to $5000 per ounce in 2026 and beat it in 2027, predicts Deutsche Bank.

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“You didn’t give up on me and let me wallow in my grief. And I’m not giving up on you now. You can do this. You’re stronger than this thing—and you can beat it.”

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You just have to find ways to beat it back.

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He kicked it and pecked it and beat it with his wings.

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But Martin, working with pathologist Larry J. Stowell, was able to pinpoint the cause of that “rapid blight”—a fungus, Labyrinthula terrestris—and quickly work up a program to beat it back.

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