If someone beats another person out of something, they get that thing by deceiving the other person or behaving dishonestly.
If he could beat his uncle out of a dollar he’d do it.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P P n
If someone beats another person out of something, they get that thing by deceiving the other person or behaving dishonestly.
If he could beat his uncle out of a dollar he’d do it.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P P n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012