Beat someone at his or her own game
surp-ss someone in his or her own specialty or undertaking. for example, jean knew that if she matched the new store’s discount she would keep all her customers and beat the new compet-tors at their own game. the use of game for any kind of undertaking or scheme dates from the mid-1200s.
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beat someone in verb phrase to initiate someone into a gang by -ssaulting them: ”when you’re getting ‘beat in’ or ‘quoted’ ”, one female ”g” explained (1990s+ street gang)
- Beat someone out
beat someone out verb phrase to surp-ss or best someone, esp by a narrow margin: she just beat me out for the job, probably because she had more schooling (1840s+)
- Beat someone out of something
beat someone out of something verb phrase to take something away by cheating or fraud: he was so simple they beat him out of his money before he knew it (1880s+)
- Beat to the punch
beat to the punch verb phrase to act sooner or quicker than someone else; forestall: if we beat ’em to the punch, they’re not going to look too good
- Beat something into someone's head
beat something into someone’s head verb phrase to teach something persistently and rigorously: how often must i beat it into your head that dragons are dangerous? (1880+)