单词 | beat someone to it |
释义 | beatsomeoneto itto do something before someoneelsedoes it: I was just going tocleanthekitchen, but youbeatme to it. He got thestoryprintedquickly, incasesomeonebeathim to it. We're going make anofferon Bob'shouseand we'rehopingthat no oneelsehasbeatenus to it. I was about topostasarcasticmessage, but Amybeatme to it. ScottreachedtheSouthPole, only todiscoverthat Amundsen hadbeatenhim to it. See also beatverb(DEFEAT) |
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