shoot\ past

shoot\ past
• shoot ahead of
• shoot past
• shoot through
• shoot alongside of
v. phr.
To move or drive ahead rapidly. To leave or pass through quickly.

As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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