Beat sb to the draw 意思是:比別人搶先一步
例句:
We lost the project. Rainbow Company beat us to the draw.
這個(gè)項(xiàng)目我們沒有拿到,因?yàn)椴屎绻緭屜攘艘徊健?/p>
Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw.
瑪麗想買畢加索的那幅畫,不過另一個(gè)百萬(wàn)富翁捷足先登了。