steal a march on somebody

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsteal a march on somebodysteal a march on somebodyADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first. → stealExamples from the Corpussteal a march on somebody• It sounds simple but it is not, which is why for the time being Zurich seems to have stolen a march on its rivals.• But buyers there may simply have stolen a march on the market.• Mr Blackmore said stores that open on Sunday are stealing a march on their competitors.

单词	steal a march on somebody
释义	steal a march on somebody From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsteal a march on somebodysteal a march on somebodyADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first. → stealExamples from the Corpussteal a march on somebody• It sounds simple but it is not, which is why for the time being Zurich seems to have stolen a march on its rivals.• But buyers there may simply have stolen a march on the market.• Mr Blackmore said stores that open on Sunday are stealing a march on their competitors.
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