Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Beaten"

"beaten line" sounds like a UK version of "beaten path" in the US. A "well-beaten path" is another way of saying an "often-used method" or simply something that is common or commonly done. Imagine this: You are walking in the woods, and come to a fork in the path. The path to the left is overgrown with plants and seems little-traveled. The path to the right has no growth, and is clearly used every day by travelers. The path on the right is the "well-beaten path". The one everyone uses. "After following many of the beaten lines of travel in the British Isles we arrived in London" could be said as... After visiting many of the common tourist attractions in the British Isles, we arrived in London.

The phrase is, "off the beaten path." It's an allusion to hiking, where most people follow the trail. The trail is the beaten path, as it's been worn by many other people's feet. If you get off the beaten path, you are discovering things others haven't and deciding your own way forward. Imagine you were hiking, if you got off the trail and went wandering into the trees, you'd be seeing things fewer people have seen and, with no trail guiding you, the direction of every step is up to you. In your example, they are speaking more literally (indicated by stating they went to a location), so the interviewer physically went to a place that is less commonly visited. For example, if I were to visit Spain and not do any of the typical tourist attractions, I've gotten off the beaten path. If interviewers typically speak to people in cities, interviewing rural people is getting off the beaten path. More figuratively, an interviewer going off the beaten path means they asked questions or took the interview in a direction that is uncommon. For instance, if you were interviewing a football player, asking him about the economy would be getting off the beaten path.

"One does not go off the beaten path, if they are afraid of new adventures." "If you want things to change, you have to go off the beaten path." "This recipe hasn't gone off the beaten path, as it is still the same since 1874 when first written down." hope this helps ~~

Personally I would write defeated BUT this is not a grammar thing, it's style, your fine to stick with what you wrote first. Also if it helps you could say "trudged back home" instead of "went" again this doesn't change the meaning just adds detail. Trudged has an image of walking in a sad or slightly painful way (normally emotionly). Trudged works if your writing a novel it sounds a bit dramatic if your texting a friend.

”Beaten up” means to be hit while ”beaten” can mean either the same thing or that you lost at contest/game/etc. He was beat up pretty bad. The football team was beaten.

They are correct. The first sentence means the restaurant is a place that's not very well known and is located in a secluded area. So people rarely visit. 2) Follow the beaten path! means "Follow the path someone walked/trod on before". the beaten path = tracks です 道に迷ってしまったときに、前の人が通った跡があるからこれについて行こう！っていう意味ですね。

= successfully defended against

This town is a bit off-the-beaten-track, so it is rare to see foreigners. OR This town is a bit off-the-beaten-track, so foreign visitors are rare.

Enjoy sukiyaki with beaten eggs just the way you like it!

If you are not good at eating raw eggs, it is also a good idea to mix only the york of the raw egg without the egg white. Other than that, your English is perfect.

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You are correct. It *should* be ...can't be beaten... but song lyrics and poetry often use improper grammar. Also, this is a VERY common mistake native speakers make. http://www.patrickkphillips.com/grammar/beat-beaten-can-mistake-stopped/

Two ways to say beaten.