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American expression "Beats me"



 
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American expression "Beats me" #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 04, 2005 18:59 pm   American expression "Beats me"
 

Hi I know that beats me means.
I don't know, I have no idea and I know it's an American expression. My question is, do people in the UK or Australia use this phrase too?
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Beats me #2 (permalink) Fri Nov 04, 2005 21:05 pm   Beats me
 

Hi Andreana,

It's certainly used in her in the UK but I can't speak for Australia.
You might like to know another expression meaning roughly the same:

It's beyond me

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