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.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
beat sb 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
beat sb/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
beat somebody off — ˌbeat sb/sthˈoff derived to force sb/sth back or away by fighting • The attacker was beaten off. • She beat off a challenge to her leadership. Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful english dictionary
beat something off — ˌbeat sb/sthˈoff derived to force sb/sth back or away by fighting • The attacker was beaten off. • She beat off a challenge to her leadership. Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful 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 a (hasty) retreat — beat a (hasty) reˈtreat idiom to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant Main entry: ↑beatidiom … Useful english dictionary
back — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ broad ▪ slender ▪ muscular, strong ▪ bent ▪ straight … Collocations dictionary
change back into somebody — ˌchange ˈback (into sb/sth) derived to return to a previous situation, form, etc • Only time will tell whether things can ever change back to the way they were. • The music changed back to a funky disco beat. Main entry: ↑changederived … Useful english dictionary
knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
win — 1 /wIn/ verb past tense and past participle won /w n/ present participle winning 1 COMPETITION/RACE (I, T) to be the best or first in a competition, game, election etc: Who do you think will win the next election? | win at sth: I never win at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
