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'
(..) I did not know... the bank was being robbed because I was engaged in my sworn duty... as a police officer. You didn't even arrest the old beggar. There was some question as to whether the beggar or his "minkey" was breaking the law. - "Minkey"? - What? - You said "minkey." - That is correct, yes. Chimpanzee monkey. So I let them both off with a warning. The beggar was the lookout man for the gang. - That is impossible. - Why? He was blind. How can a blind man be a lookout? (..)1975 The Return of the Pink Panther