How did you beat

a man to stop someone from doing it?

How did Sally hit its MOT in the first 2 1/2 years of his new car hire business? I wanted to write about web based programming, but someone else beat me to the draw. I will write a book in a few months. I will post it soon.

• McGraw hill dictionary of American idioms and phrasal verbs. 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

In a scenario like this, you can say that the enemy was planning to use a tactic, but you beat them to

the punch.

How did you beat

a man to stop someone from doing it?

How did Sally hit its MOT in the first 2 1/2 years of his new car hire business? I wanted to write about web based programming, but someone else beat me to the draw. I will write a book in a few months. I will post it soon.

• McGraw hill dictionary of American idioms and phrasal verbs. 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

In a scenario like this, you can say that the enemy was planning to use a tactic, but you beat them to

the punch.

Universal

adapted or adjustable to meet specific requirements (as of use, shape, or size)

• a universal gear cutter

• universal remote control

Universal saw: universal tool.

Lest

that —often used after an expression denoting fear or apprehension worried lest

she should be late hesitant to

speak out lest he be fired he should

talk through him.