[beat the band] {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much […]

[beat the bushes] also [beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To […]

[beat the drum] {v. phr.} To attract attention in order to […]

[beat the gun] See: [JUMP THE GUN].

[beat the meat] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To masturbate (said primarily […]

[beat the pants off] {v. phr.} 1. To prevail over someone […]

[beat the rap] {v. phr.} To escape the legal penalty one […]

[beat the shit out of] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} See: [KNOCK […]

[beat time] {v. phr.} To follow the rhythm of a piece […]

[beat to] {v.}, {informal} To do something before someone else does […]