"to beat the band" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Jonathon Green suggests that it means to drown out the band, that is, talk or sing louder than the band. See also beat the band.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1917, Jack London, chapter 7, in Michael, Brother of Jerry",
          "text": "Fifty dollars gold 'd buy beer to beat the band—enough to drown me if I fell in head first.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 7, in The Little Warrior",
          "text": "Last time I saw you, you were a kiddy in short frocks, running around and shouting to beat the band.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 54, in Cappy Ricks Retires",
          "text": "You rile me to beat the band sometimes, Skinner.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In such a way as to surpass all competition; hence, contextually, very vigorously, at a frantic pace, to a high degree."
      ],
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        [
          "surpass",
          "surpass"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "frantic",
          "frantic"
        ],
        [
          "pace",
          "pace"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) In such a way as to surpass all competition; hence, contextually, very vigorously, at a frantic pace, to a high degree."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "adverb"
          ],
          "word": "a lot"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "adverb"
          ],
          "word": "beyond compare"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "adverb"
          ],
          "word": "like the new time"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "to beat the band"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Jonathon Green suggests that it means to drown out the band, that is, talk or sing louder than the band. See also beat the band.",
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    {
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "to beat the band",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1917, Jack London, chapter 7, in Michael, Brother of Jerry",
          "text": "Fifty dollars gold 'd buy beer to beat the band—enough to drown me if I fell in head first.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 7, in The Little Warrior",
          "text": "Last time I saw you, you were a kiddy in short frocks, running around and shouting to beat the band.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 54, in Cappy Ricks Retires",
          "text": "You rile me to beat the band sometimes, Skinner.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In such a way as to surpass all competition; hence, contextually, very vigorously, at a frantic pace, to a high degree."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "surpass",
          "surpass"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "frantic",
          "frantic"
        ],
        [
          "pace",
          "pace"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) In such a way as to surpass all competition; hence, contextually, very vigorously, at a frantic pace, to a high degree."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "a lot"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "beyond compare"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "like the new time"
    }
  ],
  "word": "to beat the band"
}