stay one jump ahead Idiom

ahead of the game

finished your work, paid all the bills, caught up With all these expenses, we can't seem to get ahead of the game.

ahead of time

early We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early.

dead ahead

exactly in front, before There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.

full steam ahead

as much power as we have, full throttle "I told the Captain about the ice, but he said, ""Full steam ahead!"""

get ahead

make progress, succeed Do you want to get ahead in this world? Do you want to succeed?

go ahead

begin to do something, not wait Let

quit while you're ahead

quit before you begin to lose, don't push your luck If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're ahead.

get ahead of

1．obtain a position in front of；get in advance of走在…前面；领先；提前
Only hard work can get you ahead of your competitors．只有努力工作才能使你走在你的竞争者的前面。
The car behind wants to get ahead of you．后面那辆车想起你的车。
If I told you the end now， I would get ahead of myself in the stors．我如果把结局现在就告诉你，我将提前结束我的故事。
2．surpass胜过；超过
He gets ahead of me in mathematics．他的数学比我好。
We are sure to get ahead of them in the near future．我们确信不久就会超过他们。
Tom has got ahead of all the others in the class．汤姆已经胜过了班上所有其他同学。
She got ahead of me this test．在这次考试中她的名次在我前面。

look ahead

think of and prepare for future needs考虑到将来；展望未来；预料
We must look ahead before we go further in the matter．在进一步进行这件事情之前，我们必须考虑得远一些。
We are looking ahead to a prosperous future．我们预料将会有一个繁荣昌盛的未来。

pull ahead

overtake sb．or sth．超前
The winner of the men's 400 metres pulled ahead in the last 50 metres．男子400米的获胜者在最后50米冲到了最前面。
That driver's trying to overtake．Slow down a bit and let him pull ahead．那个司机想超车，开慢一点让他超过去吧。

stay one jump ahead

To advance an advantageous position (over addition actuality or an approaching occurrence) by actuality proactive. I'm belief adamantine to break one jump advanced of Christine, who is my capital antagonism for valedictorian. I'm activity to leave aboriginal and booty the ancillary streets so I can break one jump advanced of the traffic.Learn more: ahead, jump, one, stay

be/stay one jump aˈhead (of somebody/something)

have/keep your advantage over somebody by demography activity afore they do or by authoritative abiding you apperceive added than they do: For years he has managed to break one jump advanced of the police. ♢ People who are acknowledged in business are consistently one jump advanced of the competition.Learn more: ahead, jump, one, stay

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