英语词组beat to the punch or beat to the draw是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	beat to the punch or beat to the draw
释义	beat to the punch or beat to the drawv. phr.slang To do something before another person has a chance to do it. 〖俚〗比（某人）先做某事；抢在（某人）前面做某事。◆ John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw.约翰正打算去申请那份工作，却被泰德抢先了一步。◆ Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch.洛伊丝捷足先登，赶在玛丽之前买下了那件套裙。
随便看	nothing to write home about not if I can help it not in the least not know which way to turn not one iota not on your life not over my dead body not over until the fat lady sings not over until the fat lady sings or it's not over until it's over not so bad not so hot not so hot or not too hot not the only fish in the sea not the only pebble on the beach not the smartest tool in the shed not the thing not to amount to a hill of beans not to get to first base not to give a hoot not to give one the time of day not to give quarter not to know one from Adam not to know the first thing about not to know what to make of not to know whether one is coming

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