beat one's meat

== English == === Alternative forms === beat the meat === Pronunciation === === Verb === beat one's meat (third-person singular simple present beats one's meat, present participle beating one's meat, simple past beat one's meat, past participle beaten one's meat or beat one's meat) (euphemistic, slang) To masturbate manually by stroking or rubbing one's penis. (slang, by extension) To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity. ==== Synonyms ==== (masturbate): see Thesaurus:masturbate (waste time): fanny about; spin one's wheels ==== Translations ====