Because now he knew how to beat their system, for a while, at least.
I should beat you for this but what is the use?
It was hard to beat for a guy working alone.
I'm going to beat you black and blue for this.
I'm not going to beat him for the next 10, 15 years.
In 1959 he beat the record for the distance with 55m 11s.
Anna beat her mother for the first time at age 14.
He is the only one you will have to beat for the gold, she agreed.
He tried once too often to beat me for no reason, and I fought back.
In the middle of the night investigators beat me for hours.