BEAT SOMEONE TO THE PUNCH (DRAW)

Meaning of BEAT SOMEONE TO THE PUNCH (DRAW) in English

do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUNCH — I. ˈpənch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: partly from Middle English punchen, from Middle French poinçonner to prick, stamp, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUNCH — punch 1 — puncher , n. /punch/ , n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAW — — drawable , adj. /draw/ , v. , drew, drawn, drawing , n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUNCH — I. ˈpənch noun Etymology: Middle English pounce, punche, probably alteration of ponson, ponchon puncheon Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; drawn ˈdrȯn, ˈdrän ; draw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAT — I. ˈbēt verb ( beat ; beat·en ˈbē-t ə n ; or beat ; beat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English beten, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUNCH — noun a thrust or blow. 2. punch ·noun a prop, as for the roof of a mine. 3. punch ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DRAW
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUNCH — [punch] vb [ME, fr. MF poinconner to prick, stamp, fr. poincon puncheon] vt (14c) 1 a: prod, poke b: drive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAW — [draw] vb drew ; drawn ; draw.ing [ME drawen, dragen, fr. OE dragan; akin to ON draga to draw, drag] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAT — [beat] vb beat ; beat.en or beat ; beat.ing [ME beten, fr. OE beatan; akin to OHG bozan to beat] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAT — Wave graphs illustrating how beat notes are produced by two different frequencies in physics, the pulsation caused by the combination …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUNCH — in full Punch, Or The London Charivari, English illustrated periodical published from 1841 to 1992 and revived in 1996, famous …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUNCH — punch, Punch BrE AmE pʌn t ʃ ▷ punched pʌn t ʃt ▷ punches, Punch's ˈpʌn t ʃ ɪz -əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — / pʌntʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. punch sb/sth (in / on sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — / drɔː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( drew / druː; NAmE / drawn / drɔːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH — I. punch 1 S3 /pʌntʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: poinçonner 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH — I. Punch 1 BrE AmE 1 . Mr Punch the main character in a ↑ Punch and Judy show 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAW — I. draw 1 S1 W1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAW — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAT — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
PUNCH — 1. v. & n. --v. & tr. 1. strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2 prod or poke with …
Oxford English vocab
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1. tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Oxford English vocab
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1. tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — ( punches, punching, punched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — ( draws, drawing, drew, drawn) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUNCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Punch and Judy show punch bowl punched card rabbit punch sucker punch used...as a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
BEAT — (MOVEMENT) [verb] [past simple] beat, [past participle] beaten or beat - to (cause to) make a regular movement or soundAlthough …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAW — INDEX: 1. to draw a picture, pattern, line etc 2. something that you draw RELATED WORDS see also ↑ PAINT …
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