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Meaning of beats me | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2

Definitions

I don't know; I have no idea.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Português sei lá
Svenska säg det vem vet

Examples

“Do you have any idea what "tergiversate" means? Beats me!”
“Beats me how he finds out when we're goofing off.”
“"Flowering shrubs don't thrive in the subterranean caverns from which geysers spring," suggested Bradley. Olson shook his head. "It beats me," he said.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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