"beat all" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} beat all
  1. (colloquial) To outdo everything or everyone; to surpass in every way. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-beat_all-en-phrase-ktsBa8FK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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