Idiom
beat Banaghan
Meaning
To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That story really beats Banaghan.”
“You should hear my grandfather talk about his travels; his tales truly beat Banaghan.”
“The old sailor sat by the fire and spun a yarn that surely beats Banaghan, leaving the entire tavern in complete silence.”
Examples
simple
“That story really beats Banaghan.”
contextual
“You should hear my grandfather talk about his travels; his tales truly beat Banaghan.”
complex
“The old sailor sat by the fire and spun a yarn that surely beats Banaghan, leaving the entire tavern in complete silence.”
Origin
The Classic 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue speculates "perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous."
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