beat off with a stick
beat off with a stick verb: to reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).
Verb
beat off with a stick (third-person singular simple present beats off with a stick, present participle beating off with a stick, simple past beat off with a stick, past participle beaten off with a stick)
- To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).
- I mentioned that while pictures from my teens and twenties showed I was pretty cute, somehow I'd never attracted many guys, while my (no-less-adorable) kid sister had to beat them off with a stick.2006, Tony Attwood, Temple Grandin, Asperger's and Girls
- After about sixteen weeks, Clemmie obviously took a swim in a hormone bath because suddenly she was all over me like a rash that no ointment could cure – I couldn't beat her off with a stick so we had sex.2018, Simon Hooper, Dadlife
Forms of beat off with a stick
| third-person singular present | beats off with a stick |
|---|---|
| present participle | beating off with a stick |
| past | beat off with a stick |
| past participle | beaten off with a stick |
Questions about beat off with a stick
- What does beat off with a stick mean?
- Beat off with a stick means to reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).
- What part of speech is beat off with a stick?
- Beat off with a stick is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beat off with a stick?
- The past tense of beat off with a stick is beat off with a stick.
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