John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn't that beat all!
It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
beat all — or[beat the Dutch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be strange or surprising. * /John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn t that beat all!/ * /It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all — or[beat the Dutch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be strange or surprising. * /John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn t that beat all!/ * /It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all — vp Be outrageous. Doesn t that beat all? 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
beat all — idi+inf to be surprising or impressive: Did he really? Well, if that doesn t beat all![/ex] … From formal English to slang
beat\ all\ hollow — • beat all hollow • beat hollow v. phr. slang To do much better than; to beat very badly. We beat their team all hollow. As a speaker, he beats us all hollow … Словарь американских идиом
beat all — be amazing or impressive well, that beats all … Useful english dictionary
beat all hollow — also[beat hollow] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do much better than; to beat very badly. * /We beat their team all hollow./ * /As a speaker, he beats us all hollow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all hollow — also[beat hollow] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do much better than; to beat very badly. * /We beat their team all hollow./ * /As a speaker, he beats us all hollow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all hollow — phrasal see beat hollow … Useful english dictionary
to beat all -s — that is infinitely better than all the things mentioned a PC screen saver to beat all screen savers … Useful english dictionary
