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.
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to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off). to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force […]
- Beat the drum
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound. any hollow tree or similar object or device used […]
- Beat the meat
Masturbate, as in He was always beating the meat. This term, considered vulgar slang, is used for males, since it uses meat in the sense of “penis,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.
- Beat the rap
to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane. to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out a command. (of a spirit summoned by a medium) to communicate (a message) by raps (often followed by out). Slang. to criticize sharply: Critics could hardly wait to rap the […]
- Beat the shit out of
beat the shit out of verb phrase (Variations: bejabbers or bejesus or daylights or hell or kishkes or living daylights or living shit or stuffing or tar or whey may replace shit; kick or knock or another term denoting assault or punishment may replace beat) To defeat or thrash thoroughly; trounce; clobber: tried to blackmail […]