Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
پیش دستی کردن
English translation:
to steal a march on sb
Added to glossary by
Farokh Bastan
Jul 19, 2010 17:44
13 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
پیش دستی کردن
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پیش دستی کردن
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Jul 21, 2010 22:06: Farokh Bastan Created KOG entry
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Farokh Bastan
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
Fast & Reliable
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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to steal a march on sb
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steal a march on someone or something: to precede someone who has the same goal; to accomplish something before someone else does
example: Jeff stole a march on all of us when he had his story published. Our competitor stole a march on us and got the big contract.
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-07-19 18:04:02 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/steal a march on
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Note added at 18 mins (2010-07-19 18:03:24 GMT)
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steal a march on someone or something: to precede someone who has the same goal; to accomplish something before someone else does
example: Jeff stole a march on all of us when he had his story published. Our competitor stole a march on us and got the big contract.
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-07-19 18:04:02 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/steal a march on
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Farzad Akmali
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Commited to quality, Commited to you!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
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56
to anticipate or outreach someone
to anticipate or outreach someone
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Behnam Paran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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8
take the initiative
"The initiative" means the opportunity to act and gain an advantage before other people do, which is almost like "پیش دستی".
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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768
get the jump on sb
another option...very colloquial
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Fereidoon Keyvani
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Ali Beikian
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Alireza Amini
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to gain or get the upper hand
Idiomatic term: to get advantage and control over sb
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