English idiom

streets ahead

Register · Informal CEFR C1

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Figurative meaning

much further advanced or clearly superior to the competition

Word picture

Competitors are pictured on the same route, with one already many streets farther ahead than the others.

Example

“For battery life, this model is streets ahead of every rival we tested.”

Dictionary details

Component words

ahead

Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

ahead of the game

to stay better prepared than others by anticipating future needs

up to scratch

good enough to satisfy the expected level of quality

bar none

without exception, especially when declaring something the best in its category

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

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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