10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAN YOU BEAT IT?»
Discover the use of
can you beat it? in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
can you beat it? and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of Catch Phrases
See can I speak... can you beat it? (or, more specifically, that?) This coll. c.p. is
both Brit., recorded in e.g. DSUE, 1937, and US, recorded in e.g. Berrey, 1942;
the preponderance of evidence suggests that the phrase was adopted by UK
from ...
2
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from ...
See can I speak... can you beat it? (or, more specifically, that?) This coll. c.p. is
both Brit., recorded in e.g. DSUE, 1937, and US, recorded in e.g. Berrey, 1942;
the preponderance of evidence suggests that the phrase was adopted by UK
from ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1992
3
Aspects of Modern English Usage: for advanced students
The others are probably not as widely used. French 'Sans blague!' Fred : I paid
only £3 for my ticket for the concert. Jim: You're joking! (kidding = American
English) Fred : No, it's true. 25. Can you beat that ? - Can you beat it ? These
phrases ...
Can you beat it? We can. We have records to prove that M. I. Mayer and George
W. Phelps — team mates — split over $20,000 in one year. Can you beat it? We
can. Note what this amazing musical invention has done for H. T. Gratz. From a ...
5
Stories for Men: An Anthology
I see. No vacations in wartime. I'll tell Ronnie.” He went forward. Bogard did not
move. The boat fled in long, slewing swoops. Bogard looked quietly astern, at the
scudding sea, the sky. “My God!” he thought. “Can you beat it? Can you beat it?
6
Sight Unseen/The Confession
“Can you beat it?” he said. “I ask you, can you beat it? A fellow who had
everything!” But he was philosophical, too. “A lot of people get the bug once in a
while,” he said. “They come in here for a dose of sudden death, and it takes
watching.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, 2000
Can you beat it?" In some way Tish had heard, from a battery on the hill, I think,
that headquarters was at the foot of the hill on the other side. She made her plans
accordingly. "As soon as darkness has fallen," she said to Mr. Burton, "we three ...
Mary Roberts Rinehart, 2006
8
The Adventures Of Mary Louise:
Miss Dingus lookedat the small, sandy haired girl with astonishment. "Well, can
you beat it?" was all shesaid. Without a word of farewell to the children she
hadbut a moment before announcedas her own,she turned on her French heels
and ...
L. Frank Baum, Edith Van Dyne, 2014
“Can you beat it?” said Berry. A glance showed me that he was riding as close
behind us as his horse would permit. “Can you beat it? First they pinch his wife's
camels, and then they subscribe to one of the most unwarrantable outrages upon
...
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The Pro Guitarist's Handbook
THE "CAN You BEAT IT?" GAME After you have learned a song and can play it
all the way through, record yourself playing the song. Then, listen back to the
recording and note any rough spots. Record yourself playing the song again,
trying to ...
