to forestall |
機先を制する [きせんをせいする] /(exp,vs-s) to beat someone to the punch/to have the drop/to forestall/EntL2060980X/ ------- 出し抜く [だしぬく] /(v5k,vt) to forestall/to anticipate/to jump the gun on/to outwit/to circumvent/to steal a march on/EntL1338110X/ ------- 先を越す [さきをこす;せんをこす] /(exp,v5s) to take the initiative/to forestall/to beat to the punch/EntL1889120X/ ------- 先んずる [さきんずる] /(vz,vi) (See 先んじる,先んずれば人を制す) to go before/to precede/to forestall/to anticipate/EntL1387340X/ ------- 先手を打つ [せんてをうつ] /(exp,v5t) to forestall/to beat to the punch/EntL1387850X/ ------- 先んじる [さきんじる] /(v1,vi) to precede/to forestall/to anticipate/EntL1387330X/ |