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take some beating

take some beating verb: to be difficult to beat; to be difficult to do better than.

Verb

take some beating (third-person singular simple present takes some beating, present participle taking some beating, simple past took some beating, past participle taken some beating)

  1. To be difficult to beat; to be difficult to do better than.
    • McTominay has enjoyed some big moments - and crucial goals - in a Scotland jersey so far in his career.
      You felt his double to beat Spain here en route to Euro 2024 would take some beating.
      But my word, he eclipsed it with one of the best overhead kicks you’ll ever see.2025 November 18, Scott McDermott, “Kieran Tierney stunner sends Scotland to first World Cup in 28 years before McLean does the ridiculous”, in Daily Record

Forms of take some beating

third-person singular presenttakes some beating
present participletaking some beating
pasttook some beating
past participletaken some beating

Questions about take some beating

What does take some beating mean?
Take some beating means to be difficult to beat; to be difficult to do better than.
What part of speech is take some beating?
Take some beating is a verb.
What is the past tense of take some beating?
The past tense of take some beating is took some beating.

Words near take some beating in the dictionary

  1. take silk
  2. take sitting down
  3. take slave
  4. take soil
  5. take some air
  6. take some beating
  7. take some doing
  8. take someone at their word
  9. take someone down the garden path
  10. take someone for all they've got
  11. take someone out back

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