get ahead
verb(intr, adverb)
to be successful; prosper
(foll by of) to surpass or excel
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Other Idioms and Phrases with get ahead
get ahead
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]
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