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
SolÈNe	so-LEN	French
Teofila	te-aw-FEE-lah (Polish)	Italian, Polish
Nerva	-	Ancient Roman
Daria	DAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)	Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Jordan	['dʒɔ:dn]
FraÑSez	-	Breton