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Nov 24, 2020 · Thanks in advance. “Things haven’t exactly been rainbows and sunshine for me, dude. One of my best friends died and the other dropped off the face of the earth,” he says. After a beat, his expression softens. “I had no idea what was going on with you. I had to keep checking with your mom.”. I take a long sip of the whiskey, my throat ...
Feb 15, 2012 · English - Californian. Feb 15, 2012. #2. Well, "the beat" is the "beat" of "my heart." And "play it" probably supposed to suggest "you played (with) it," "you toyed with my heart," or even "you deliberately tricked my heart" (as in "you played me"). The general idea becomes "you toyed with my emotions to the very beat and music of those same ...
May 25, 2017 · To have someone beat means to surpass or outdo that person. For example, suppose Mary is the best student in her class. You could say "When it comes to naming the best student in the class, Mary has all the other students beat." In your sentence, the woman is saying that the person being addressed is still better than her father.
Nov 8, 2009 · a. trans. Said of the action of the feet upon the ground in walking or running; hence, to beat the streets : to walk up and down. to beat a path or to beat a track : to tread it hard or bare by frequent passage; hence, to open up or prepare a way. Often fig. OE Beowulf 2265 Se‥mearh burhstede béateð.
May 20, 2018 · May 20, 2018. #3. English has more distinct vowel phonemes than most languages (English phonology - Wikipedia) The vowel in "beat" ("long E" or / i /) and the vowel in "bit" ("short I" or / ɪ /) are distinct in all English regional dialects. Both of these sounds are used in many words, and there are many word pairs that only differ in this one ...
Sep 16, 2010 · not miss a beat informal to not pause or show any uncertainty, usually when this is surprising: "That's what I thought," replied Olivia, without missing a beat. mainly US to do something without any mistakes or failures: The player hasn't missed a beat this year, scoring three touchdowns in his first three games.
Mar 10, 2016 · "Fuori tempo" is when somebody plays with other musicians in a wrong beat, just not in time with the others, usually with unnerving results. I would say "off time" but I really have no idea of what's actually the use among musicians. OMG I think I am in the French part of the dictionnary!
Sep 4, 2014 · Sep 4, 2014. #3. beat someone to something = 'to' a location (train station), or the completion of an action (responding to a forum post). beat somebody to a pulp = beat somebody until they are (bloody) pulp. beat somebody to it = same as first one, in the second case. beat someone to the punch = again, 'to' has same function as in 1 and 3 above.
Sep 26, 2015 · Czech. Sep 25, 2015. #1. What does beat the budget mean in the following excerpt from a factory newsletter? Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions. Fiscal year 2015 was like most others, in that we had a mix of ups and downs. Specifically we saw some good progress in key areas such as delivery performance where we steadily improved through ...
Jan 4, 2012 · Jan 4, 2012. #3. The technically correct way is to use "beaten", which is the participle form, instead of "beat", but "beat" is very common ad-speak. The meaning of "beat" in this context denotes competition; No Frills will not be beaten in the competition for, most likely, the best prices, as is the most common reference in ads, at least in ...
