This baffles or puzzles me, as in I don't know how he does it--beats me! This term originally may have alluded to a winning poker hand. It may also be related to the even earlier usage of beat for "astonished" or "at a loss." [Slang; mid-1800s]
beats me
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tv. not known to me. (The emphasis is on me.) I don't know the answer. Beats me!
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