A leader who beats one's swords into plowshares earns lasting respect.

At the family reunion, we gathered around a table to watch a heated game of beat Jack out of doors.

Even though everyone else followed the corporate dress code, Maria continued to march to the beat of a different drum, wearing bright colors and quirky accessories to the office.

When the gang cornered him, they threatened to beat someone's brains out if anyone tried to call the police.

Fed up with the loiterers, she stamped her foot and barked, 'Put an egg in one's shoe and beat it!'

Last night at the club we played beat my neighbour out of doors until midnight.

To kill time at the reunion, they decided to play beat your neighbour out of doors, a simple trick-taking card game.

To march to the beat of one's own drum is to embrace differences that others may not understand.

One may march to the beat of one's own drummer and still fit into a team if communication is clear.

As the old proverb goes, it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog when someone wants to blame another for a mistake.