单词 | ahead of the game |
释义 | ahead of the gameSEE SYNONYMS FOR ahead of the game ON THESAURUS.COM In a position of advantage, especially financially; succeeding or winning. For example, If we can sell 2,000 units of this product by next month, we'll be well ahead of the game. This idiom uses ahead of in the sense of “in advance of,” a usage dating from the mid-1700s, and transfers success in gambling (the game) to winning in other areas. Also see come out ahead. Words nearby ahead of the gameAhaziah, ahchoo, AHE, ahead, ahead of one's time, ahead of the game, ahead of time, ahem, ahemeral, Ahern, AHF The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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