beat to the punch

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To carry out an action before another person is able to do so. idiomatic,transitive
    — I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.

词形变化

beats to the punch present,singular,third-person beating to the punch participle,present beat to the punch past beaten to the punch participle,past beat to the punch participle,past
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