beat (someone) to the draw

To do, find, or accomplish something quicker than someone else is able. An allusion to drawing one's weapon in a duel. I had a perfect chance to score a goal, but their defender beat me to the draw and stole the ball away.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vale	-	English
Gernot	GER-nawt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Evdokija	-	Macedonian
Eudoxia	-	Ancient Greek
Billie	['bili]
Marcelo	mahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese