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to steal a march on someone

to steal a march on some·one
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too steel ey mahrch on, awn suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /tu stil eɪ mɑrtʃ ɒn, ɔn ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too steel ey mahrch on, awn suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /tu stil eɪ mɑrtʃ ɒn, ɔn ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/

Definition of to steal a march on someone words

  • phrase to steal a march on someone If you steal a march on someone, you start doing something before they do it in order to gain an advantage over them. 0

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Parts of speech for To steal a march on someone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to steal a march on someone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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