beat, to

beat She was dressed to 'beat the band' - dressed 'to kill'. JH - 1/74 1/74 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn The sense of 'beat' here is different than listed in the DNE

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11195
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Summary:beat She was dressed to 'beat the band' - dressed 'to kill'. JH - 1/74 1/74 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn The sense of 'beat' here is different than listed in the DNE