Definition
To gain an advantage unobserved.
To start early.
In Context
- "Fifty thousand men cannot easily steal a march over the sea."
- "You muſt knovv, ſhe yeſterday vvanted to ſteal a march of poor Liddy, and vvent to breakfaſt in the Room vvithout any other companion than her dog, in expectation of meeting vvith the Baronet, […]"
- "He enjoyed the idea of stealing a march on society, and seeing the sons he had left at such a disadvantage behind him, ruffling it, in spite of absurd law, with the foolish best."
- "They stole a march by taking non-merchandise inventory on January 2."
- "In the morning he stole a march on the sun, for he had finished breakfast when its first rays caught him."
See Also
- get the drop on
- head start