beat it

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Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"I don't know how another show could beat it."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Van Der Beek, who died Wednesday after a colorectal cancer diagnosis, seemed to embrace the ethos of joining in everyone’s fun when there’s no sense of trying to beat it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

When she was finished, she beat it out of the room so fast I didn't even get a chance to invite her to join me for a drink, so I called the headwaiter over.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger