beat\ the\ Dutch

beat\ the\ Dutch
• beat all
• 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.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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