to be the first to report an important piece of news
быть первым, кто сообщает важную новость (byt pervym, kto soobshchaet vazhnuyu novost)
"The local newspaper scooped the news about the mayor's resignation."
"Местная газета опередила всех с новостью о отставке мэра." (Mestnaya gazeta operedila vsekh s novostyu o otstavke mera)
to think of new and creative ideas
to return at a later time for an update
to punish someone severely
to make a decision that cannot be reversed
to speak confidently about something
something that is expected to happen soon
