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单词 get ahead
释义

get ahead

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verb (intr, adverb)

to be successful; prosper
(foll by of) to surpass or excel

Words nearby get ahead

get a free hand, get after, get a grip on, get a hand, get a handle on, get ahead, get a head start, get a kick out of, get a life, get a line on, get a load of
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with get ahead

get ahead

1

Succeed or make progress, especially in one's career or in society. For example, She put in many hours of overtime in order to get ahead. [c. 1800]

2

Save a little money, as in After we settle the hospital bill, we hope to get ahead enough to buy a new car.

3

get ahead of. Move in front of, as in I got ahead of her in line.

4

get ahead of. Outdo, surpass, as in We were determined to get ahead of the competition. Also see ahead of the game.

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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