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beats Banaghan

beats Banaghan is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat Banaghan.

Meaning of beat Banaghan

Verb

beat Banaghan (third-person singular simple present beats Banaghan, present participle beating Banaghan, simple past beat Banaghan, past participle beaten Banaghan)

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic) To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
    • "'Jack Palmer, as I'm a sinner,' cried Titus. 'Why this beats Banaghan. Arrah ! Jack, honey, what does this mean ? Is it yourself I see in such company?'"1837, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood (Revised) http://books.google.com/books?id=RRoGAAAAQAAJ, page 147

Questions about beats Banaghan

What is beats Banaghan the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats Banaghan is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat Banaghan.

Words near beats Banaghan in the dictionary

  1. beats about the bush
  2. beats all
  3. beats around the bush
  4. beats as one
  5. beats back
  6. beats Banaghan
  7. beats down
  8. beats feet
  9. beats into
  10. beats into a cocked hat
  11. beats into fits

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