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See: STEAL A MARCH ON.

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steal a march on

[steal a march on] {v. phr.} To get ahead of someone by doing a thing unnoticed; get an advantage over. * /The army stole a march on the enemy by […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

March

[March] See: [MAD AS A HATTER] or [MAD AS A MARCH HARE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in person] also [in the flesh] {adv. phr.} Yourself; personally. * /A TV actor appeared in person today in school./ * /The governor cannot march in the parade in person […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mad as a March hare

[mad as a March hare] See: [MAD AS A HATTER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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