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
ÁLmos	AHL-mosh	Hungarian
Yasu	yah-soo	Japanese
GervÁSio	-	Portuguese
NoÉ	no-E (French, Spanish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Elbert	['elbət]
Zsuzsi	-	Hungarian