beat the clock

释义

1. 提前完成任务（或跑到终点等）

   to finish a task, race, etc. before a particular time

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• At her age, she should be playing Beat the Clock.Steel Magnolias1989

在完整场景里学

• 钢木兰1989
  • 清早的忙乱与当场录用：talking to a brick wall（说了等于白说）
  • 美发店雇新人聊八卦：talk some trash（聊点别人的闲话）
  • 婚前拉锯与邻里算账：a bone to pick with（有账要算）

同一词条的短语

• beat about the bush
• beat at their own game
• beat your brains out
• beat your breast
• beat it
• beat a path to door
• beat the rap
• beat a retreat
• beat time
• beat to the punch
• can you beat that
• if you can't beat them, join them