English idiom

go from strength to strength

Register · Neutral CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

to keep improving and becoming more successful over time

Word picture

Progress is pictured as movement from one strong position to another even stronger one.

Example

“Under its new coach, the youth team has gone from strength to strength.”

Dictionary details

Component words

strength

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

blaze a trail

to pioneer an approach that opens the way for later people

work wonders

have an unusually strong and beneficial effect

a piece of cake

Something that is very easy to do.

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

alive and kicking

still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty

do the trick

to achieve the desired result or solve a problem

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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