Poll of the Day > beat the temptation or bit the temptation?

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someone said that in the street. which one is correct? is it beat or bit?

You beat the temptation.

Once could have bit the temptation, as in they fell to it, allowed themselves to be tempted, but I have never heard that phrasing before.
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GanglyKhan posted...

You beat the temptation.

Once could have bit the temptation, as in they fell to it, allowed themselves to be tempted, but I have never heard that phrasing before.

what does that mean you beat the temptation?

@GanglyKhan

So if I was tempted to eat a whole bag of chips, but I decided not to through willpower, that would be beating the temptation.

The temptation in this case being eating a bag of chips.

By beating the temptation, I did not eat the bag of chips.
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