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beat it

VERB
leave hastily
Synonyms
WEAK
go away hurry away leave scram shoo skedaddle vamoose

Example Sentences

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Plus, most of DHS is reopening, and Michael Jackson fans tell movie critics to beat it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"It would heal a very deep wound. The only way to beat it would be to win it this year," he told Spanish media.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Gold could get close to $5000 per ounce in 2026 and beat it in 2027, predicts Deutsche Bank.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

But Martin, working with pathologist Larry J. Stowell, was able to pinpoint the cause of that “rapid blight”—a fungus, Labyrinthula terrestris—and quickly work up a program to beat it back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The doctors became increasingly worried, and I ended up spending five long months in the hospital while they tried to beat it.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge