beat someone/something out

tv. to outdistance someone or some group; to perform better than someone or some group. We have to beat the other company out, and then we’ll have the contract.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hagen (1)	HAH-gen	German, Germanic Mythology
SvĚTlana	-	Czech
Annette	a-NET (French), ə-NET (English)	French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Amaryllis	am-ə-RIL-is (English)	Literature
Nicola (2)	NIK-ə-lə (English)	German, Czech, English
Dedrick	-	African American