Meaning of steal a march | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To gain an advantage unobserved.
   idiomatic, intransitive
2. To start early.
   idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

“Fifty thousand men cannot easily steal a march over the sea.”

“You muſt knovv, ſhe yeſterday vvanted to ſteal a march of poor Liddy, and vvent to breakfaſt in the Room vvithout any other companion than her dog, in expectation of meeting vvith the Baronet, […]”

“He enjoyed the idea of stealing a march on society, and seeing the sons he had left at such a disadvantage behind him, ruffling it, in spite of absurd law, with the foolish best.”

“They stole a march by taking non-merchandise inventory on January 2.”

“In the morning he stole a march on the sun, for he had finished breakfast when its first rays caught him.”

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