beat the gun

See: JUMP THE GUN.

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beat to

[beat to] {v.}, {informal} To do something before someone else does it. * /I was waiting to buy a ticket but only one ticket was left, and another man beat […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hear the beat

[hear the beat] or [see the beat] {v. phr.}, {dialect} To hear of or to see someone or something better or surpassing. - Usually used in negative or interrogative sentences […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

beat it

[beat it] {v.}, {slang} To go away in a hurry; get out quickly. * /When he heard the crash he beat it as fast as he could./ - Often used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

heart skip a beat

[heart skip a beat] or [heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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