- to beat the band
- to beat the bandvery briskly; very fast. •
He's selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising.
•She worked to beat the band to get ready for this.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
He's selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising.
•She worked to beat the band to get ready for this.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Beat the Band — was a musical quiz show heard on NBC radio from 1940 to 1944 in two distinctly different series. The program popularized the show business catch phrase, Give me a little traveling music, often uttered on TV a decade later by Jackie Gleason. In… … Wikipedia
beat the band — (informal) To be the best (esp in the phrase to beat the band so as to beat everything) • • • Main Entry: ↑band … Useful english dictionary
beat the band — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . * /The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band./ * /The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the band — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . * /The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band./ * /The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat\ the\ band — adv. phr. informal At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band. The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band … Словарь американских идиом
to beat the band — informal in such a way as to surpass all competition they were talking to beat the band * * * to beat the band US informal : in a very forceful or obvious way He was snoring to beat the band. [=he was snoring very loudly] • • • Main Entry: ↑band… … Useful english dictionary
to\ beat\ the\ band — adv. phr. informal At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band. The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band … Словарь американских идиом
to beat the band — mod. very hard and very fast. □ He’s selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising. □ She worked to beat the band to get ready for this … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
to beat the band — phrasal in a very energetic or forceful manner < talking away to beat the band > … New Collegiate Dictionary
to beat the band — adverb Very vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities. Fifty dollars gold d buy beer to beat the band enough to drown me if I fell in head first. Syn: a lot … Wiktionary
to beat the band — with lots of energy, like crazy, like mad Aunt Jemima was making pancakes to beat the band … English idioms