steal a march on somebody

ADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them 抢先某人一步，抢占先机

He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first.

他担心别的学者会抢在他前面首先发表。

Examples from the Corpus

steal 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.

→ steal a march on somebody at steal1(4)

单词	steal a march on somebody
释义	steal a march on somebody steal a march on somebody ADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them 抢先某人一步，抢占先机 He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first. 他担心别的学者会抢在他前面首先发表。 Examples from the Corpus steal 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. → steal a march on somebody at steal1(4)
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