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178 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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178 months ago

   wrote:

nosed out in terms of seduction (or as far as seduction was concerned)

178 months ago

Rita Solis Radius - Conseil en Création Littéraire   wrote:

Overtook / Put on in the post / Pip at the post, about seduction

178 months ago

Rita Solis Radius - Conseil en Création Littéraire   wrote:

beat us to the punch, seduction-wise

My comment:

This phrase means that this woman has always finished first in the close "seduction race" between her and her friends.

Coiffer au poteau comes from horse racing so there is a competition element to the phrase. I chose "beat us to the punch" for this reason.

Côté séduction, is a informal expression meaning more or less "related to seduction".

My references:

beat us to the punch: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/beat+to+the+punch

coiffé au poteau:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1023144

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

178 months ago

   wrote:

I would rather use "to the line", punch is not a very seducing term!

178 months ago

   wrote:

You are right, especially between women. At the same time, depending on the full context of the discussion and relationship, it could also work if there is real competition between them. The fact that it looks an informal talk (côté séduction) could also point to that direction.

178 months ago

   wrote:

I would rather use "to the line", punch is not a very seducing term!

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