It beats me

Learning English Conversations

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🗓️ 5 September 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Why does Feifei keep hitting Rob? There could be some confusion about the meaning of today's authentic English phrase. Find out what Rob really means when he says 'it beats me'

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com.
0:12.0	Hello. See Learning English. English. . .
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:17.0	I'm Faye.
0:18.0	And hello I'm Rob.
0:20.0	Hey Rob, do you know what's going on in the office today?
0:23.6	The boss has been shouting, Helen's crying, and Neil doesn't look very happy either.
0:29.1	Beats me?
0:30.3	Ouch! What did you do that for?
0:33.0	You said beat me?
0:35.0	No, no, I mean it beats me.
0:38.0	Ouch!
0:39.0	You're strange, Rob.
0:41.0	No, Faye, I said it beats me to mean I don't know or I don't understand something.
0:47.5	I knew that, Rob. I just liked hitting you with this stick.
0:52.0	Ha, very funny.
0:53.6	Shall we hear some examples?
0:54.8	Oh, it beats me how Stephanie ever got that promotion.
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