beat+against
61beat — I v 1. batter, pound, lay on, pommel, pummel, Sl. paste, Archaic. belabor; thrash, flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge, flagellate, whip, horsewhip, curry, strap, thresh, flail, cowhide, spank, Brit. Dial. yerk, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. trim,… …
62Beat (acoustics) — In acoustics, a beat is an interference between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as periodic variations in volume whose rate is the difference between the two frequencies.When tuning instruments that can produce sustained… …
63beat someone/something off — REPEL, fight off, fend off, stave off, repulse, drive away/back, force back, beat back, push back, put to flight. → beat * * * succeed in resisting an attacker or an attack ■ win against a challenge or rival …
64beat the air — phrasal : to flail away at nothing * * * beat the air To fight to no purpose, or against an imaginary enemy • • • Main Entry: ↑beat …
65beat one's head against a wall — {v. phr.} To struggle uselessly against something that can t be beaten or helped; not succeed after trying very hard. * /Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall./ …
66beat one's head against a wall — {v. phr.} To struggle uselessly against something that can t be beaten or helped; not succeed after trying very hard. * /Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall./ …
67beat\ one's\ head\ against\ a\ wall — v. phr. To struggle uselessly against something that can t be beaten or helped; not succeed after trying very hard. Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall …
68beat to quarters — verb To summon the crew of a sailing man of war to their stations for action against an enemy. In the Royal Navy the drums were beaten to the rhythm of . See Also: beat a retreat …
69beat swords into ploughshares — Meaning Origin From The Bible, Old Testament, Isaiah ii They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more …
70beat\ the\ rap — v. phr. To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive. In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free …
