单词 | to get a march on |
释义 | > as lemmasto get (also †gain) a march (up)on b. to get (also †gain) a march (up)on: to get ahead of to the extent of a march. Now only in extended use.to steal a march: see steal v.1 5e. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > get ahead of to get of ——1548 to get (also have) the start of1569 to get (also gain) a march (up)on1707 to cut out1738 1707 London Gaz. No. 4353/3 His Royal Highness hath gain'd a March upon Monsieur de Guebriant. 1745 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 59 The young Pretender..has got a march on General Cope. 1772–4 R. Warner Cheat iv. iv. 374 You waylay me, When we should gain a march upon the enemy. 1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 19 Feb. 235/3 A heavy wagon [was]..furnished underneath with a capacious sort of swinging tray well loaded, as if to gain a march upon the unsuspecting horses. 1985 Marketing Mag. (N.Z.) July 60/2 We've got such a march on our opposition, we don't want any publicity. 1995 Face Sept. 50/1 (caption) You got to hand it to them—every time you think you've got the march on the Japanese denim trainspotters, they shift shop to a different station. < as lemmas |
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