whl626 said:
What does that mean ' beat me to the punch ' ?
Seems common but unavailable in many dictionaires ? Strange
Thanks in advance
When you win a race or a game before another person, you
beat them to the finish line. You win.
When you tell a joke, the last words of the joke are called the
punch-line. For example,
Joke
What did one wall say to the other wall?
Punch-line: I'll meet you in the corner.
To
beat someone to the punch-line, means to say something before someone else has a chance to say it.
All the best,