I .
to be difficult to beat :
That score is going to take some beating.
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.
II .
( BrE ) to be difficult to do or be better than :
As a place to live, Oxford takes some beating.
I .
to be difficult to beat :
That score is going to take some beating.
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.
II .
( BrE ) to be difficult to do or be better than :
As a place to live, Oxford takes some beating.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005