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ahead

See: DEAD AHEAD, GET AHEAD.

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dead ahead

[dead ahead] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly in front; before. * /The school is dead ahead about two miles from here./ * /Father was driving in a fog, and suddenly he saw […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ahead of

[ahead of] {prep.} 1. In a position of advantage or power over. * /He studies all the time, because he wants to stay ahead of his classmates./ 2. In front […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get ahead

[get ahead] {v.} 1. {informal} To become successful. * /Mr. Brown was a good lawyer and soon began to get ahead./ * /The person with a good education finds it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go ahead

[go ahead] {v.} To begin to do something; not wait. * /The teacher told the students not to write on the paper yet, but John went ahead and wrote his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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