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look aheadto look in front of you literallyRate it:

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look aheadTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.Rate it:

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novissimos premereto press the rearguard.Rate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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one step aheadmaintaining a slight advantage; continuing to leadRate it:

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over one's skisActing or speaking prematurely; getting get ahead of oneself.Rate it:

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ox is in the ditchThis is a big problem; there is unavoidable or demanding work ahead.Rate it:

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PLOKTAInitialism of press lots of keys to abort.Rate it:

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press aheadTo continue towards an objectiveRate it:

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press chargesTo formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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press onto persist, continue to advanceRate it:

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press outPress from a plastic, as of records.Rate it:

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press outExtinguish by crushing; as a cigar.Rate it:

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press outObtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.Rate it:

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press studsnap fastenerRate it:

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press the fleshTo shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.Rate it:

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press the panic buttonTo start to panicRate it:

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press titsTo initiate a start up sequenceRate it:

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press upan exerciseRate it:

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pull aheadto start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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shoot off at the mouthDon't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.Rate it:

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steal a march onTo get ahead of someone or something by starting earlier.Rate it:

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stop pressThe event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.Rate it:

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streets aheadFar superior; much better or more advanced.Rate it:

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stretchTo sail by the wind under press of canvas.Rate it:

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the fourth estatethe press; the profession of journalism.Rate it:

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the gutter pressNewspapers that depend on scandal, sex and violence to promote their sales.Rate it:

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tooth and nailTaking everything bodily you possibly could offer/ use to get the job or task done, usually referring to an tough battle ahead. Battle usually a physical fight, or harsh obstacles were to be meet with this plight, but you or many were going to give it your all.Rate it:

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tread outTo press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or wheat.Rate it:

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two steps aheadJust barely escaping.Rate it:

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two steps aheadHaving cleverly anticipated what others will do or think.Rate it:

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vas-ygo ahead; go onRate it:

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what's goodwhat is your problem. Example: And now back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. Miley, what's good?Rate it:

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willful ignoranceA bad faith decision to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt. It may also be shown as for a person to have no clue in a decision but still goes ahead in their decision.Rate it:

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yellow pressNewspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.Rate it:

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笑貧不笑娼the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer povertyRate it:

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