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be hard to beat

be difficult to improve on

If something is hard to beat, it is difficult to find an option that is better than it.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

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Should we take the train or drive?

The train is hard to beat at that price.

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For a quick lunch near the station, this place is hard to beat.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: This café is hard to win.

Say: This café is hard to beat.

Use “hard to beat” to say that few alternatives are better.

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How it fits in a sentence.

something is hard to beat; it is hard to beat for value

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For a quick lunch near the station, this place is hard to beat.

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be hard to beat

be difficult to improve on

“For a quick lunch near the station, this place is hard to beat.”

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