英语词汇“beat to it”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	beat to it
释义	beat to it 1 Get ahead of someone to obtain something, as in There was only enough for one, so Jane ran as fast as she could in order to beat Jerry to it. [Colloquial; c. 1900] 2 Also, beat to the draw or punch. React more quickly than someone else. For example, The new salesman tried to serve one of my customers, but I beat him to the draw and Bill was determined to get there first and beat everyone else to the punch. The variants imply aggression to get ahead, draw alluding to the drawing of a pistol and punch to hitting with the fists. [Second half of 1800s] Words nearby beat to it beat the meat, beat the pants off, beat the rap, Beattie, beat time, beat to it, Beatty, beat-up, beat wave, beaty, beau The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to beat to it delay, prevent, forestall, hinder, apprehend, preclude, intercept, precede, block, hold back, provide against
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