beat somebody to the punch
成語所屬單字beat
beat somebody to the punch — 慣用語
1. To do something before someone else can do it.
1.慣用語
釋義
搶先一步
To do something before someone else can do it.
例句
Our competitor beat us to the punch with the new product.
I wanted to ask her out, but Tom beat me to the punch.