To "beat the rush"

English translation: To get there first

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English term or phrase:To "beat the rush"
Selected answer:To get there first
Entered by: Jocelyne S

17:58 Feb 18, 2009
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: To "beat the rush"
What is the meaninf of this idiom?
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to get there first
Explanation:
or before a lot of other people, such as going somewhere early in the morning.
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Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 18:28
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4 +7to get there first
Jocelyne S


  

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to "beat the rush"
to get there first


Explanation:
or before a lot of other people, such as going somewhere early in the morning.

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson
2 mins
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agree  ohemulen
5 mins
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Before its gets busy.
48 mins
  -> Thank you Tina.

agree  jccantrell
53 mins
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agree  Lalit Sati
1 hr
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agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
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agree  William [Bill] Gray
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