Beat Someone To The Draw Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Beat Someone To The Draw Idiom mean?

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Beat someone to the draw What does Beat someone to the draw mean?	If you beat someone to the draw, you do something before they do.
beat (someone) to the draw What does beat (someone) to the draw mean?	to do something before others do it	I beat my friend to the draw and got the remaining tickets for the basketball game.
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have a familiar ring What does "have a familiar ring" mean?	to sound familiar	The complaints of our supervisor have a familiar ring and we have heard them before.

bumpee What does "bumpee" mean?	person who has been removed from a commercial flight due to overbooking
you are only young once What does "you are only young once" mean?	enjoy life while you are young and before you must face the responsibilities of life	The young man's grandmother believed that you are only young once and encouraged her grandson to do many new things in his life.
make out (a report/application) What does "make out (a report/application)" mean?	fill out a report/application	I stayed out late last night in order to make out some reports for work.
Join the club! What does "Join the club!" mean?	an expression used when the other person is in the same situation (usually bad) as the speaker	"Join the club. None of us have enough money to go on a holiday."
Get your hands dirty What does "Get your hands dirty" mean?	If you get your hands dirty, you become involved in something where the realities might compromise your principles. It can also mean that a person is not just stuck in an ivory tower dictating strategy, but is prepared to put in the effort and hard work to make the details actually happen.
stupid-ass What does "stupid-ass" mean?	dumb, idiotic person

make (someone's) blood boil What does "make (someone's) blood boil" mean?	make someone very angry	It makes my blood boil to think about what the supervisor did to one of the employees.
a grain of truth What does "a grain of truth" mean?	the smallest amount of truth	There was only a grain of truth in what the witness said during the trial.
as ugly as a toad What does "as ugly as a toad" mean?	very ugly	The man was as ugly as a toad and very difficult to look at.
hole in the wall What does "hole in the wall" mean?	a small place to live/work/visit, a small hidden (often inferior) place	We went for a drink at a hole in the wall near the university last night.
rake (someone) over the coals What does "rake (someone) over the coals" mean?	to scold/reprimand someone	My boss raked me over the coals when he heard about the lost sales report.

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Beat Someone To The Draw Idiom