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get ahead of oneself

To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'get ahead of oneself':

get ahead of oneselfTo develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.
get ahead of oneselfTo speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.
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