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
Kasia	KAH-shah	Polish
Pax	-	Roman Mythology
Amelia	ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Gertraud	GER-trowt	German
&Aelig;Lfthryth	-	Anglo-Saxon
BÉIbhinn	BAY-vin, BE-veen	Irish