See get the drop on on Wiktionary
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"(transitive, informal) To point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance in a situation."
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"text": "We’re always getting the drop on our competitors because the owner really knows the business and can act fast.",
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"ref": "2019 April 28, Alex McLevy, “Game Of Thrones Suffers the Fog of War in the Battle against the Dead (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2021-05-31:",
"text": "The petty critic in me would say the show could’ve done a better job of revealing how she got the drop on the Night King instead of just Deus Ex Arya’ing the situation, but it’s a very satisfying moment, so we’ll let it pass.",
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"(transitive, informal, by extension) To obtain an advantage over another person, by acting before that person."
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