beats me

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]

Example Sentences

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

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

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“Beats me,” she said, chuckling.

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“Beats me. He’s a powerful guy. He heard I had the Msaidizi. He seemed nice enough, so I gave it to him, and it became this suit of armor. Cool, huh?”

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"I can't stop thinking about it now. They are going to be baying for blood if he beats me - so I definitely have to win!"

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• opaque 
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• unfathomable 
• unimaginable 
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