beat out

Idioms  

1. Knock into shape by beating, as in She managed to beat out all the dents in the fender . [c. 1600]

2. Surpass or defeat someone; be chosen over someone. For example, He got to the head of the line, beating out all the others . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1700s] Also see beat the pants off .

3. beat out of . Cheat someone of something, as in He was always trying to beat the conductor out of the full train fare . [ Slang ; second half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Fakonas and Buscher ended up winning after five rounds, beating out rival teams by having what the game master calculated was the highest market capitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then Marinovich, a Democrat working in conjunction with state Republican leaders in Topeka, offered tax incentives to draw a race car stadium to pastures of western KCK, beating out other bidders including KCMO.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discovery, continuing its attempt to beat out Netflix to acquire the entertainment company.

From The Wall Street Journal

If our 20s are a period of unbridled optimism — a hopefulness that slowly gets beaten out of us as we grow older — “My Undesirable Friends” stands as a touching display of the resilience of youth.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere on Wall Street, there have been concerns that if Alphabet beats out OpenAI, it could threaten the ChatGPT maker’s ability to follow through on financial commitments made across the AI landscape.

From MarketWatch