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!
See also: cut, off, pass

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AslØG-Danish
ŽYdrŪNas-Lithuanian
DelphiaDEL-fee-əEnglish
Berker-Turkish
IchabodIK-ə-bahd (English)Biblical
Aliyya-Arabic