- to beat the band informal,
- to beat the band informal,chiefly N. Amer.so as to surpass all competition.→ beat
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
to beat the band informal,
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beat the band — (informal) To be the best (esp in the phrase to beat the band so as to beat everything) • • • Main Entry: ↑band … Useful english dictionary
beat the band — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . * /The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band./ * /The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the band — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . * /The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band./ * /The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat\ the\ band — adv. phr. informal At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band. The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band … Словарь американских идиом
to beat the band — informal in such a way as to surpass all competition they were talking to beat the band * * * to beat the band US informal : in a very forceful or obvious way He was snoring to beat the band. [=he was snoring very loudly] • • • Main Entry: ↑band… … Useful english dictionary
to\ beat\ the\ band — adv. phr. informal At great speed; with much noise or commotion. Used after to . The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band. The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band … Словарь американских идиом
beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer … English new terms dictionary
band — band1 /band/, n. 1. a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters. 2. Music. a. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type:… … Universalium
beat — [bēt] vt. beat, beaten, beating [ME beten < OE beatan < IE * bhaut < base * bhau , * bhū , to strike, beat > BEETLE2, BUTT1 & BUTT2, L fustis, a club] 1. to … English World dictionary
beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
