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单词 to beat the count
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to beat the count
Originally U.S. to beat the count: (a) to cheat or get ahead by cheating (obsolete. rare); (b) (in Boxing and similar sports) (of a fighter who has been knocked down by an opponent) to stand up and be ready to resume fighting before the referee has completed a count of ten, to avoid losing by a knock-out.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase]
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to play fast and loose1557
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to sell smoke1589
munge1660
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to sell (a person) a pup1901
to hand (someone) a lemon1906
to sell (someone) a bill of goods1927
1897 Daily Republican (Decatur, Illinois) 18 Mar. If there's any flimflamming, counterfeiting of tickets or any other attempt to beat the count the whole contract will be thereby canceled.
1915 Washington Post 11 July (Sporting section) 2/2 Eddie fell on his face and just failed to beat the referee's count.
1953 Times 27 Mar. 2/6 He gets full credit for beating the count and battering Walker into submission so effectively.
1993 Fighters Aug. 85/1 In round three things changed dramatically when Seb Johnson threw a perfect spinning back fist knocking Hurst down. Although Hurst tried to beat the count, it was clear that he was unable to continue.
2004 Truth (Auckland) (Nexis) 25 June 37 He clambered up to beat the count, fell back over and that was it.
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