گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'beat the gun'

1 general:: Phrase(s): beat the gun Fig. to manage to do something before the ending signal. (Originally from sports, referring to scoring in the last seconds of a game just before the referee fires a gun to signal the end of the game.) • The field goal beat the gun and was in the air just in time. • Tom tried to beat the gun, but he was one second too slow.