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took some beating

took some beating is the simple past of take some beating.

Meaning of take some beating

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

Questions about took some beating

What is took some beating the simple past of?
Took some beating is the simple past of take some beating.

Words near took some beating in the dictionary

  1. took shipping
  2. took sides
  3. took silk
  4. took slave
  5. took soil
  6. took some beating
  7. took some doing
  8. took someone at their word
  9. took someone down the garden path
  10. took someone for all they've got
  11. took someone to the grave

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