beat to the punch

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   抢先下手；抢在前面

   to get or do sth before sb else can

   This guy beat him to the punch.

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• This guy beat him to the punch.The Mask1994
• Guess you beat us to the punch, Mr. Ravencroft.Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost1999

在完整场景里学

• 变相怪杰1994
  • 演唱会票拱手送人：crème de la crème（精英中的精英）
  • 抢银行计划起争执：school is out（散场了）
  • 变身后当街变戏法：put down（安乐死）

同一词条的短语

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

习语频道里接下来

• beyond wildest dreams
• blow the whistle on
• climb on the bandwagon
• get off the hook
• get your teeth into
• give a helping hand
• go head to head
• have an axe to grind
• have seen better days
• have written all over it
• have your finger on the pulse
• i've heard it all before