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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

beat to the punch

what does it mean?

he called atlanta and must have
beat you to the punch.

many thanks,

angel.
  

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He called Atlanta and talked to someone (provided and/or requested information) before you did. To "beat to the punch" is to do something sooner than someone else who might want to do the same thing.

  • He called Atlanta and talked to someone (provided and/or requested information) before you did.
  • To "beat to the punch" is to do something sooner than someone else who might want to do the same thing.
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He called Atlanta and talked to someone (provided and/or requested information) before you did.

To "beat to the punch" is to do something sooner than someone else who might want to do the same thing.

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