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Idioms: beat it -- beauty is only skin deep

Idiom	Meaning	Example
beat it	go, get lost	Beat it, kid! Get going! Leave!
beat the pants off	defeat by a large score, blow you away	Ho plays table tennis very well; she'll beat the pants off you.
beat the rap	have the charges removed or dropped, get off	Every time the burglar was caught he was able to beat the rap.
beat up	hit and injure, defeat badly	She cared for him when he got beat up, trying to ease his pain.
beat up on	hit and injure, defeat in a fight	"Why does he beat up on people?" "Because his dad beat up on him."
beat your head against a stone wall	try an impossible task, work on a futile project	Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.
beat your time	take away your girlfriend or boyfriend	I can't believe that your friend would beat your time.
beater	a car that is in poor condition, clunker	Why does he drive that old beater? He could buy a new car.
beauty is in the eye of the beholder	each person has a different idea of what is beautiful, one man's garbage...	To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
beauty is only skin deep	do not judge a person by physical features, you can't tell a book...	If you want to date a beauty queen, remember that beauty is only skin deep.