steal a march on sb — ► to get an advantage over someone by acting before they do: »Our chief competitor managed to steal a march on us by bringing out their software ahead of ours. Main Entry: ↑steal … Financial and business terms
steal a march on — (someone/something) to spoil someone s plans and get an advantage over them by doing something sooner or better than them. The company plans to steal a march on its competitors by offering the same computer at a lower price … New idioms dictionary
steal a march on — ► steal a march on gain an advantage over by taking early action. Main Entry: ↑steal … English terms dictionary
steal a march on — phrasal also get a march on : to get ahead of or win an advantage over especially unexpectedly and with sly adroitness stole a march on his competitors by being the first to put the product on the market * * * steal a march on To gain an… … Useful english dictionary
steal a march — If you steal a march on someone, you do something in an unexpected or secret way that enables you to gain an advantage over them. We were able to steal a march on other retailers by immediately offering a 10% reduction on orders received… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
steal a march on someone — steal a march on (someone/something) to spoil someone s plans and get an advantage over them by doing something sooner or better than them. The company plans to steal a march on its competitors by offering the same computer at a lower price … New idioms dictionary
steal a march on something — steal a march on (someone/something) to spoil someone s plans and get an advantage over them by doing something sooner or better than them. The company plans to steal a march on its competitors by offering the same computer at a lower price … New idioms dictionary
steal a march (on somebody) — steal a ˈmarch (on sb) idiom no passive to gain an advantage over sb by doing sth before them • The company is looking at ways to steal a march on its European competitors. Main entry: ↑stealidiom … Useful english dictionary
steal a march on someone — phrase to get an advantage over someone by secretly starting something that they had planned to do Thesaurus: to do something before someone elsesynonym Main entry: steal … Useful english dictionary
steal a march on — {v. phr.} To get ahead of someone by doing a thing unnoticed; get an advantage over. * /The army stole a march on the enemy by marching at night and attacking them in the morning./ * /Jack got the job by getting up earlier than Bill. He stole a… … Dictionary of American idioms