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[beaten track]{n.} See: BEATEN PATH.

[beat hollow] See: BEAT ALL HOLLOW.

[beat into one’s head]{v. phr.}, {informal} To teach by telling again and again; repeat often; drill, also, to be cross and punish often. •/Tom is lazy and stubborn and his lessons have to be beaten into his head./ •/I cannot beat it into his head that he should take off his hat in the house./

[beat it]{v.}, {slang} To go away in a hurry; get out quickly. •/When he heard the crash he beat it as fast as he could./ — Often used as a command. •/The big boy said, "Beat it, kid. We don’t want you with us."/ Compare: CLEAR OUT(2), LIGHT OUT, HEAD FOR THE HILLS.

[beat one to it]{v. phr.} To arrive or get ahead of another person. •/I was about to call you, John, but you have beat me to it! Thanks for calling me./

[beat one’s brains out] or [beat one’s brains] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. •/It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer./ •/Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains and succeed./

[beat one’s gums]{v. phr.}, {slang} To engage in idle talk, or meaningless chatter; generally to talk too much. •/"Stop beating your gums, Jack," Joe cried. "I am falling asleep."/ Compare: CHEW THE FAT or CHEW THE RAG, SHOOT THE BREEZE or BAT THE BREEZE or FAN THE BREEZE or SHOOT THE BULL.

[beat one’s head against a wall]{v. phr.} To struggle uselessly against something that can’t be beaten or helped; not succeed after trying very hard. •/Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall./

[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./

[beat the bushes] also [beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. •/The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.

[beat the drum]{v. phr.} To attract attention in order to advertise something or to promote someone, such as a political candidate. •/Mrs. Smith has been beating the drum in her town in order to get her husband elected mayor./

[beat the gun] See: JUMP THE GUN.

[beat the --- out of] or [lick the --- out of] or [whale the --- out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. — Used with several words after "the", as "daylights", "living daylights", "tar". •/The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of him if Charlie came in his yard again./

[beat the meat]{v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To masturbate (said primarily of men). •/"So what did you do for sex in prison for seven years?" Joe asked. "Well, unless you want to become gay, you can beat the meat and that’s about it," Max answered./

[beat the pants off]{v. phr.} 1. To prevail over someone in a race or competition. •/Jim beat the pants off George in the swimming race./ 2. To give someone a severe physical beating. •/Jack beat the pants off the two young men who were trying to hold him up in Central Park./