Beat (one) to the punch verb phrase
If you beat someone to the punch, you do something before he or she does.
When I was about to say the answer to the teacher's question, John beat me to the punch.
I wanted to pay for our meal, but Lisa had beat me to the punch.
Anticipate doing something with great eagerness, eagerness or excitement
The verb "beat" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The phrase is said to have stemmed from boxing
1.Someone viewed with contempt
2. Very bad
1. He dropped out of college and became a crumb bum.
2. The food here is crumb bum! I will never come back to this restaurant once again.