1) Tell them you don’t want to do it anymore and don’t beat yourself (down/up) about it. 2) The drums were beating (off/out)

1) Tell them you don’t want to do it anymore and don’t beat yourself up about it. 2) The drums were beating out a new rhythm. 3) Even in late autumn with the rain beating down, it is nice and cosy. 4) He had been beaten up by some hooligans and looked terrible. 5) I kept beating myself up about the cruel words I had said. 6) We hardly managed to beat off the hungry seagulls. 7) The hot African sun was beating down on our aching heads.