- beat someone down
- beat someone down†Fig. to defeat or demoralize someone. •
The constant bombing finally beat them down.
•The attackers beat down the defenders.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
beat someone down
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beat someone down — beat (someone) down to make someone tired or unable to continue doing something. I like the work, but the schedule just beats me down and wears on me. Usage notes: often used in the form be beaten down: Paul was so beaten down by his debts that… … New idioms dictionary
beat someone down — force someone to reduce the price of something. → beat … English new terms dictionary
beat someone down — force someone to reduce the price of something … Useful english dictionary
beat hands down — beat (someone) hands down win (something) hands down to win easily. The last time we played squash he beat me hands down … New idioms dictionary
beat someone hands down — beat (someone) hands down win (something) hands down to win easily. The last time we played squash he beat me hands down … New idioms dictionary
beat down — beat (someone) down to make someone tired or unable to continue doing something. I like the work, but the schedule just beats me down and wears on me. Usage notes: often used in the form be beaten down: Paul was so beaten down by his debts that… … New idioms dictionary
beat down — verb 1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price She beat the merchant down $100 • Syn: ↑bargain down • Hypernyms: ↑haggle, ↑higgle, ↑chaffer, ↑huckster • Verb … Useful english dictionary
beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer … English new terms dictionary
beat down — phrasal verb Word forms beat down : present tense I/you/we/they beat down he/she/it beats down present participle beating down past tense beat down past participle beaten down 1) [intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly… … English dictionary
beat down phrasal — verb 1 (I) if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot 2 (I) if the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 3 (transitive beat someone down) to persuade someone to reduce a price: beat sb down to sth: He wanted $4500… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
