said toadvisesomeone that they will have anadvantageif they do somethingimmediatelyor before anyoneelsedoes it
捷足先登;早起的鸟儿有虫吃
Examplesofthe early bird catches the worm
the early bird catches the worm
Theearlybirdcatchesthewormin this scheme and the late comers get nothing.
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