beat off with a stick

== English == === Verb === beat off with a stick (third-person singular simple present beats off with a stick, present participle beating off with a stick, simple past beat off with a stick, past participle beaten off with a stick) (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach). ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with "have to" or in conditional statements, e.g. I could beat them off with a stick