beats me

Idioms  

1. This baffles or puzzles me, as in I don't know how he does it—beats me! This term originally may have alluded to a winning poker hand. It may also be related to the even earlier usage of beat for “astonished” or “at a loss.” [Slang; mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

“Beats me,” Chip muttered back.

From Literature

I scramble for my wallet, but Andre beats me.

From Literature

So I got a trainer — his name is Robbie Egan — and Robbie comes to my house at 5 o’clock in the morning before I start work and beats me up.”

From Los Angeles Times

Autumn beats me by a split second, but that doesn’t stop us from accusing each other of cheating anyway.

From Literature

I freeze in place —but Tano beats me to the punch.

From Literature

Related Words

• baffling
• impenetrable
• inconceivable
• mystifying
• opaque
• puzzling
• unfathomable
• unimaginable
• unintelligible