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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fine-tooth/toothed comb What does "fine-tooth/toothed comb" mean?	great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything	We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but we were unable to find the lost credit card.
under one`s own steam What does "under one`s own steam" mean?	by one`s own efforts, without help	He was able to go home under his own steam even though he was feeling very sick.
able to take a joke What does "able to take a joke" mean?	to be able to let others laugh and joke about you	Our boss is not able to take a joke. We must be careful what we say to him.
jog (someone's) memory What does "jog (someone's) memory" mean?	stimulate someone's memory to recall something	The questions that the police officer asked helped to jog the man's memory.

edge (someone) out What does "edge (someone) out" mean?	to win a competition against someone and get a job or position	I was able to edge out the other applicants to get the job.
to the hilt What does "to the hilt" mean?	to the maximum amount, completely	My friend has been in debt to the hilt since he bought his new car.

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Beat Someone To The Draw Idiom