Daily Vocabulary(2013/04/30)

14696.beat it(急いで去る、逃げる）
Beat it！It is too dangerous for kids to play around.
14697.beat one's brain out(知恵を絞る、考え抜く、全力を尽くす）
I am beating my brain out to get this report in before the next meeting.
14698.beat the clock(定刻までに仕事を終える）
I beat the clock and got my application submitted before the office cloosed.
14699.beat someone out(～に勝つ、～をしのぐ、～に先んじる）
We have tobeat competitors out in the bid in order tp obtain the big account.
14700.beat someone to the punch(人より先に到着する、人の機先を制する、人に先に一撃を与える）
I wanted to get the last two tickets butsomeone beat me to the punch.
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