get the drop on smb.

get the drop on smb.
разг.
(get (или have) the drop on smb.)
1) взять кого-л. на мушку, держать кого-л. на прицеле, быть готовым выстрелить раньше кого-л. [первонач. амер.]

He got the drop on his enemy. — Он взял врага на прицел, прежде чем тот успел поднять оружие.

2) поставить кого-л. в невыгодное положение, получить перед кем-л. явное преимущество

The boys from that team have the drop on their opponents. — Эта команда имеет явное преимущество перед своими соперниками.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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