gets ahead
Gains an advantage
Gets ahead means to advance or succeed, especially in career, finances, or social standing.
The phrase implies progress relative to others or to one's previous position: She worked two jobs to get ahead.
It can suggest ambition or competitive drive: In this business, you have to be ruthless to get ahead.
- succeedAchieve a desired aim
- excelSurpass all others
- competeStrive for superiority
- thriveFlourish with vigor
- progressMovement toward improvement
advances · prosper · milestone · flourish · strive · leapfrogs · resourcefulness · foresight · winning · perseverance · ambition · adaptability · self-improvement · outperforming · fast track · determination · planning · hustling
gets aheadfalls behind
regresses · slips back · declines · backslides · stagnates
gets aheadfalls on hard times
Becomes poor or unfortunate
struggles · goes downhill · fails · flounders · sinks
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