beggar belief/description

beggar belief

To defy attempts at description; to be difficult or impossible to describe or explain. The spectacular vista at the Grand Canyon beggars belief. My boss's incompetence is astounding. It truly beggars all belief.

beggar (all) description

to defy description; to be unable to be described. The house was a horrible mess. The place beggared description. Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days.

beggar description

Defy or outdo any possible description, as in The stage set was so elaborate, it beggared description. This term, alluding to the idea that words are insufficient to do something justice, was already used by Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra (2:2), "For her own person It beggared all description."

beggar belief (or description)

be too extraordinary to be believed (or described).

beggar beˈlief/deˈscription

be too strange and unusual to be believed/described: It beggars belief that no one knew she was stealing money for so long. The sight of him completely covered with mud and oil beggared description.

词组	beggar belief/description
释义	beggar belief/description beggar belief To defy attempts at description; to be difficult or impossible to describe or explain. The spectacular vista at the Grand Canyon beggars belief. My boss's incompetence is astounding. It truly beggars all belief. See also: beggar, belief Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. beggar (all) description to defy description; to be unable to be described. The house was a horrible mess. The place beggared description. Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days. See also: beggar, description McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. beggar description Defy or outdo any possible description, as in The stage set was so elaborate, it beggared description. This term, alluding to the idea that words are insufficient to do something justice, was already used by Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra (2:2), "For her own person It beggared all description." See also: beggar, description The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed (or described). See also: beggar, belief Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary beggar beˈlief/deˈscription be too strange and unusual to be believed/described: It beggars belief that no one knew she was stealing money for so long. The sight of him completely covered with mud and oil beggared description. See also: beggar, belief, description Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: beggar belief belief beggar description beggar (all) description beggar description, to canyon gland Gland Canyon the Gland Canyon answer to the description (of)
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