beat (one) to the punch 관용구

beat someone to the punch (draw)

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

pack a punch

hit hard, have a strong effect Here's a word that packs a punch: guilty.

pleased as punch

very pleased, happy about Our minister is pleased as punch when there's a large offering.

pull punches

talk nice, ease up, take it easy on you If the service is poor, he doesn't pull punches. He complains.

punch your lights out

hit you, knock you down, knock you out If you try to kiss my girlfriend I'll punch your lights out.

roll with the punches

be a flexible competitor, pick yourself up In politics you learn to roll with the punches and keep going.

take a punch at

Idiom(s): take a punch at sb

Theme: ATTACK

to punch or strike at someone. (Informal.)
• Mary got so angry at Bob that she took a punch at him.
• She took a punch at him, but she missed.

pull one's punches

Idiom(s): pull one's punches

Theme: CRITICISM

to hold back in one's criticism. (Usually in the negative. The one's can be replaced with any.)
• I didn't pull any punches. I told her just what I thought of her.
• The teacher doesn't pull any punches when it comes to discipline.

beat sb to the punch

Idiom(s): beat someone to the punch AND beat someone to the draw

Theme: EARLY

to do something before someone else does it.
• I wanted to have the first new car, but Sally beat me to the punch.
• I planned to write a book about computers, but someone else beat me to the draw.

Beat to the punch

If you beat someone to the punch, you act before them and gain an advantage.