It almost 'beggars belief' [=it is very hard to believe] that anyone can be so cruel.
I heard you won the contest! You lucky 'beggar'!
a plot so complex that it 'beggars description'
(..) He's my brother. Two orphans. We had no choice. We could work for the Black Lotus, or starve on the streets, like beggars. My brother has become their puppet. In the power of the one they call Shan. The Black Lotus general. I turned my brother away. (..)2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Blind Banker Season: 1 Episode 2