Get-ahead meaning in English

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Definition

to get ahead: to make additional progress, to advance idiom

Examples

"Want to get ahead in English?"
"Danica : Bruno, if you want to get ahead in life, you can't use names like Pop Pop."

Exercise 1

Which of the following statements use(s) "ahead" correctly?

Be careful! There may be more than one correct choice!

I got ahead my illness after two weeks in hospital.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves! Slow down everybody!

"How to get ahead in politics" is a very boring book by Dick Cameron.

This designer is ahead of her time: her dresses are totally avant garde.

Which of the following statements use(s) "ahead" correctly?

Be careful! There may be more than one correct choice!

I got ahead my illness after two weeks in hospital.

This is not a good choice. To "get over" an illness means to "recover" or to "get better". To "get ahead" does not work here.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves! Slow down everybody!

This is the right choice. This is a common phrase used to tell people when they are moving too fast. For example, in a meeting, when participants are looking at the bigger picture rather than dealing with the smaller (perhaps more boring) issues first.

"How to get ahead in politics" is a very boring book by Dick Cameron.

This is the right answer. To "get ahead" means to "succeed", to "advance" or to "prosper". It is a common phrase, a buzz-word used in business and political situations.

This designer is ahead of her time: her dresses are totally avant garde.

This is correct. To "be ahead of one's time" is to be too advanced for the era in which you live. Another example: "Richard likes to think that he is ahead of his time, but in fact he's just crazy".

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