...which Action did not so much grieve the English, as trouble and vex the Picts and Scots, who were incessantly gauled and frequently beat off by these Danish Troops.

First reports were that the Reds, in five gunboats and swarms of junks, succeeded in landing on tiny Wuchiu in Formosa Strait, but were beaten off with many captured.

(Betty) Did you have any trouble rescuing me?
(Archie) I sure did, Betty! I had to beat off three other guys!

London Liverpool Street beat off stiff competition to be highly commended in this category, despite having had no major redevelopment for three decades.

Example 1: "I don't need a girlfriend. I just need some swimsuit catalogs, so I can beat off six or seven times a day."

I beat off at work all day; I didn't get anything done.

Beat off

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