bad to beat

1 definition

0—

#1·7h ago

(slang, archaic) Difficult to beat; sure to succeed.

{{quote-text|en|year=1861|author=Anne Bowman|title=Among the Tartar Tents, Or, The Lost Fathers|page=183

Origin: Compare the phrase "beat badly"; see very much; to a great degree. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Was this helpful?

No comments yet — say something.

Add your own interpretation of "bad to beat".

Related terms