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
Bamforth	['bæmfəθ]
Raquel	rah-KEL (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, English
Jacinto	hah-THEEN-to (Spanish), hah-SEEN-to (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Aberdeen	[æbə'di:n]
Annis	AN-is	English
Jantje	YAHN-tyə	Dutch