cut off at the pass

cut someone off at the pass

Fig. to block someone's effort to get away; to thwart someone's efforts. They are ahead now, but we'll cut them off at the pass. Try to cut off the bandits at the pass!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Celestine	SEL-əs-teen	English
Anca	-	Romanian
Elena	E-le-nah (Italian), e-LE-nah (Spanish), ye-LYE-nah (Russian), ee-LYE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, German, Medieval Sla
Nehemiah	nee-hə-MIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Juturna	-	Roman Mythology
Widald	-	Ancient Germanic