If you say that something will take some beating, you mean that it is very good and it is unlikely that anything better will be done or made.

What is the meaning of to take a beating?

: to be beaten badly in a game or contest The team took a beating in last night's game. —often used figuratively to suggest a setback or loss Our plans took a real beating from the review committee.

What does vis a vis meaning?

Vis-à-vis comes from Latin by way of French, where it means literally "face-to-face." In English it was first used to refer to a little horse-drawn carriage in which two people sat opposite each other.