Beat something out
beat something out
verb phrase
to play or use a keyboard: she beat the m-n-script out
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to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. to dash against: rain beating the trees. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. to stir vigorously: beat the egg whites well. to break, forge, or make […]
- Beat the band
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters. music. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band. a musical group, usually employing br-ss, percussion, and often woodwind instruments, that plays especially for marching or […]
- Beat the bushes for
look everywhere for something or someone, as in i’ve been beating the bushes for a subst-tute but haven’t had any luck. this term originally alluded to hunting, when beaters were hired to flush birds out of the brush. [ 1400s ] also see: beat around the bush
- Beat the bushes
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground. a small cl-ster of shrubs appearing as a single plant. something resembling or suggesting this, as a thick, sh-ggy head of hair. also called bush lot. canadian. a small, wooded lot, especially a farm lot with trees left standing to provide firewood, […]
- Beat the clock
finish something or succeed before time is up, as in the paper went to press at five o’clock, and they hurried to beat the clock. the term comes from various sports or races in which contestants compete within a certain time limit.