The central bank has come a step closer to cutting interest rates by trumpeting its success in beating back inflation.
»She helped beat back an attempt by industry to weaken the clean-air proposals.
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beat someone back — (usu. be beaten back) force (someone attempting to do something) to retreat I tried to get in but was beaten back by the flames … Useful english dictionary
beat sth back — UK US beat sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to stop someone or something from succeeding: »The central bank has come a step closer to cutting interest rates by trumpeting its success in beating … Financial and business terms
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Beat It — This article is about the song. For the film, see Beat It (film). Beat It Single by Michael Jackson from the … Wikipedia
beat back — verb cause to move back by force or influence repel the enemy push back the urge to smoke beat back the invaders • Syn: ↑repel, ↑drive, ↑repulse, ↑force back, ↑push back … Useful english dictionary
beat — I UK [biːt] / US [bɪt] verb Word forms beat : present tense I/you/we/they beat he/she/it beats present participle beating past tense beat past participle beaten UK [ˈbiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈbɪt(ə)n] *** 1) [transitive] to defeat someone in a game,… … English dictionary
beat*/*/*/ — [biːt] (past tense beat; past participle beaten) verb I 1) [T] to defeat someone in a game, competition, election, or BATTLE England needed to beat Germany to get to the final.[/ex] 2) [T] to hit someone violently several times They were arrested … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
beat it — to go away immediately. I told the kid to beat it, and that s the last I saw of him. She said she was going to pack her bag and beat it back to Tennessee. Usage notes: often used as an order: Go on, beat it! Etymology: based on the phrase beat a… … New idioms dictionary
back track — noun Etymology: back (III) + track 1. : a return track or course : a track leading back to one s starting point; also : a retracing of one s steps took the back track through the woods beat a back track through the woods … Useful english dictionary
beat — [bēt] vt. beat, beaten, beating [ME beten < OE beatan < IE * bhaut < base * bhau , * bhū , to strike, beat > BEETLE2, BUTT1 & BUTT2, L fustis, a club] 1. to … English World dictionary
