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
Silvija	-	Croatian, Slovene
Pratap	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
David	DAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)	English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C
Mollie	MAHL-ee	English
İLker	-	Turkish
Ganymede	-	Greek Mythology (Anglicized)