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ESLPod_0390_WE_0455 Dietary Restrictions and Preferences In this podcast, the phrase "beats me" is used to show that one does not understand something or does not have an explanation for something: "Do you know how to solve this algebra problem? It beats me!" "To beat (someone)" usually means to win a game or contest against someone else: "Did you beat your dad at chess, or did he beat you?" That same phrase can also mean to hit someone violently: "The woman was sent to jail for beating her children." A third meaning of "to beat (someone)" is to do something before someone else can do it: "Craig beat us to the theater and had to wait for us to get there." Finally, the verb "to beat" can mean to be better than something else: "Fishing beats working!" Or, "Nothing beats a long, hot bath for relaxing!"

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ESLPod 390 beat Food + Drink | Health + Medicine

Id	ESLPod_0390_WE_0455
Episode Id	ESLPod 390
Episode Title	Dietary Restrictions and Preferences
Phrase	beat
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "beats me" is used to show that one does not understand something or does not have an explanation for something: "Do you know how to solve this algebra problem? It beats me!" "To beat (someone)" usually means to win a game or contest against someone else: "Did you beat your dad at chess, or did he beat you?" That same phrase can also mean to hit someone violently: "The woman was sent to jail for beating her children." A third meaning of "to beat (someone)" is to do something before someone else can do it: "Craig beat us to the theater and had to wait for us to get there." Finally, the verb "to beat" can mean to be better than something else: "Fishing beats working!" Or, "Nothing beats a long, hot bath for relaxing!"
Topics	Food + Drink \| Health + Medicine

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