beats me

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How they predicted some of the stuff, it beats me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

"If I say to Paddy, 'I'm the best at snakes and ladders', he's going to be playing snakes and ladders for eight hours until he beats me," says Rimmer.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“He beats me some reps, I get him some reps. That’s what it’s all about, that’s the name of the game — getting better,” Neal said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2022

Each time the computer beats me, I’m reminded of the ways humanity can survive a biological apocalypse.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2020

Autumn beats me by a split second, but that doesn’t stop us from accusing each other of cheating anyway.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer