Meaning of bad to beat | Babel Free

Definitions

Difficult to beat; sure to succeed.

archaic, not-comparable, slang

Examples

“"But, you see, they know nothing of discipline. If they'd only form reg'lar, and stand firm in a square, they'd be bad to beat, as them dogs of robbers would find."”

“Twenty-one yearling fillies faced the judges, and in this competition Mr. Clark's Silver Queen was an easy first, and with a little more flesh and condition will be bad to beat.”

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