"take some beating" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} take some beating
  1. To be difficult to beat; to be difficult to do better than. Related terms: take some doing
    Sense id: en-take_some_beating-en-verb-QjH8Aj6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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