beat off challenge

Frequency: 6.87.1 per million words

To successfully resist or fend off a challenge, typically from a rival or opponent.

beat offphrasal verb + noun (as object)

Categories:

challenge

Examples (10)

  • The company managed to beat off a fierce challenge from its new rival.
  • The reigning champion beat off a late challenge to win the title.
  • The government is struggling to beat off the challenge of rising unemployment.
  • She has successfully beaten off every challenge to her leadership so far.
  • Our goal is to beat off the challenge from cheaper foreign imports.
  • Despite their injuries, the team was able to beat off a strong challenge in the final minutes.
  • The small bookstore is finding it hard to beat off the challenge from online giants.
  • The Prime Minister will need a new strategy to beat off the latest challenge from the opposition.
  • He had to beat off a legal challenge to inherit the family fortune.
  • By innovating, they hope to beat off any future challenge to their market position.