2 step steps
stepping stepped
If you step on something or step
in a particular direction, you put your foot on the thing or move your foot in
that direction.
This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step
on the Moon.
She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train.
I tried to step back, but he held my upper arms too tightly.
VB You are new on that beat
7.
a. The area regularly covered by a reporter, a police officer, or a sentry: television's culture beat.
b. The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one's competitors.
Will I need pepper spray?
pepper spray
n
1. (Chemistry) a defence spray agent derived from hot cayenne peppers,which causes temporary blindness and breathing difficulty, sometimesused to control riots
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a defence spray agent derived from hot cayenne peppers, which causes temporary blindness andbreathing difficulty, sometimes used to control riots
Idioms with the word "beat":
beat all
To be impressive or amazing. Often used in negativeconditional constructions: If that doesn't beat all!
beat a retreat
To make a hasty withdrawal.
beat around/about the bush
To fail to confront a subject directly.
beat it Slang
To leave hurriedly.
beat the bushes
To make an exhaustive search.
beat the drum/drums
To give enthusiastic public support or promotion: apolitician who beats the drum for liberalism.
beat up on
1. To attack physically.
2. To criticize or scold harshly.
to beat the band
To an extreme degree.
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