| 单词 | to beat a person to the draw |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto beat a person to the draw P2. Originally U.S. to beat a person to the draw: to draw one's firearm faster than an opponent. Frequently figurative: to beat someone by acting or reacting quicker than him or her. Also to beat a person on the draw. ΚΠ 1908 C. E. Mulford Orphan iii. 37 And they would have gotten it, too, only I beat them on the draw. 1922 Country Gentleman 19 Aug. 12/2 Tug had..a revolver, but he knew that the cattleman could beat him to the draw whenever he chose. 1947 Chicago Tribune 22 June (Comics) 9 She might beat me to the draw! 2009 Times 22 Oct. 65 (headline) Google beaten to the draw as arch rival seals deal with Twitter. < as lemmas |
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