beat to the punch
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beat to the punch
verb beats to the punch · beating to the punch · beat to the punch · beaten to the punch
- To carry out an action before another person is able to do so. I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.
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verb to do something before somebody else can
| Español | ganar de mano, anticipar, ganar por la mano, adelantarse, atrasar |
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| 中文 | 搶先 /抢先 qiǎngxiān, 捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng |
| Français | devancer, prendre de vitesse, couper l'herbe sous le pied, coiffer au poteau |
| Русский | упреди́ть upredítʹ, опереди́ть operedítʹ |
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