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   Hi, Dallas Hinton! ->Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 09.01.2020 22:57   
      
    AK>> https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51040336   
    DH> [...]   
    AK>> What a strange expression -- "their bid has been beaten into   
    AK>> submission". By the scientists themselves? I would understand the   
    AK>> phrase like "The robbers beat their victim into submission", but   
    AK>> this one...   
      
    DH> It IS a rather unusual usage, but it's a legitimate use and does   
    DH> convey the idea! :-)   
      
   When robbers beat their victim into submission they actually become winners.   
      
   When scientists beat their bid into submission -- I would say they gain what   
   they wanted. The horse of the problem had been trained. :-)   
      
   Bye, Dallas!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
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