head off at the pass

head someone off at the pass

Fig. to intercept someone. (From Old West movies. Fixed order.) I need to talk to John before he gets into the boss's office. I'll head him off at the pass. The sheriff set out in a hurry to head Jed off at the pass.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Heleena	HE-le:-nah	Finnish
CzesŁAwa	ches-WAH-vah	Polish
Erasmus	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Greger	-	Swedish
Timur	tee-MOOR (Russian)	History, Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Russian
Teimuraz	-	Georgian