| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | beat a post into the ground | забивать столб в землю (a nail into the wall, etc., и т.д.) |
| gen. | beat a post into the ground | вколачивать столб в землю (a nail into the wall, etc., и т.д.) |
| gen. | beat a post into the ground | вбивать столб в землю (a nail into the wall, etc., и т.д.) |
| chess.term. | beat at the post | нанести поражение под занавес |
| slang | beating post | мальчик для битья (I will offer myself as the beating post  ororo.tv shapker) |