The meaning of: "Why don't you just beat it?"

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00:00 The Meaning Of: &Quot;Why Don'T You Just Beat It?&Quot;
00:19 Accepted Answer Score 18
00:39 Answer 2 Score 1
00:54 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 18

It means "why don't you leave?", and comes from "beat a retreat", which itself comes from the use of drums to signal soldiers to leave the battle field.

Find it all here: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/58800.html

ANSWER 2

Score 1

"Beat it" has various other mainly sexual meanings, so it depends on the context. See here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beat+it