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(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand

先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
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Get them before they get us.
先下手为强，后下手遭殃。
Synonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt先发制人xiān fā zhì rénto compete to be first · to contest first place争先zhēng xiān