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Meaning of beat into fits | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To surpass or defeat utterly.

slang, transitive

Examples

“I do not mean to say Sir Hercules could in a walk carry as much flour as a miller's horse; but he would beat him into fits, and bring him to a stand still, with 17st. on each of their backs in a gallop […]”
“We shall be beaten into fits, for the child plays like an angel, as she does everything, and I am only a clumsy little imp, as you know.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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