get the drop on (English, verb)
expansion: get the drop on (third-person singular simple present gets the drop on, present participle getting the drop on, simple past got the drop on, past participle (UK) got the drop on or (US) gotten the drop on)
Senses:
glosses: To point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance in a situation.
tags: informal
transitive
glosses: To obtain an advantage over another person, by acting before that person.
tags: broadly
informal
transitive
Forms:
form: gets the drop on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: getting the drop on
tags: participle
present
form: got the drop on
tags: past
form: got the drop on
tags: UK
participle
past
form: gotten the drop on
tags: US
participle
past