one jump ahead (of someone or something)

one jump ahead (of someone or something)
one jump ahead (of someone or something) & one move ahead (of someone or something)
Fig. one step in advance of someone or something. •

Try to stay one jump ahead of the competition.

If you're one move ahead, you're well prepared to deal with problems. Then, nothing is a surprise.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • stay one jump ahead (of someone) — be/stay/one jump ahead (of someone) phrase to do something before someone else or more successfully than someone else He always seems to be one jump ahead of me. Thesaurus: to do something before someone elsesynonym Main entry: jump …   Useful english dictionary

  • one jump ahead — one step or stage ahead of someone else and so having the advantage over them the Americans were one jump ahead of the British in this * * * one jump ahead ◇ If you are/keep/stay one jump ahead of someone, you have or keep an advantage over… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • jump — I UK [dʒʌmp] / US verb Word forms jump : present tense I/you/we/they jump he/she/it jumps present participle jumping past tense jumped past participle jumped *** 1) [intransitive] to move your body off the ground using your legs You ll have to… …   English dictionary

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  • jump — 1 /dZVmp/ verb 1 UPWARDS a) (I) to push yourself suddenly up in the air using your legs (+ over/across/onto etc): He jumped over the wall and ran off. | jump up and down: The kids love jumping up and down on their beds. | jump clear (=jump out of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • jump — /dʒʌmp / (say jump) verb (i) 1. to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; propel oneself forwards, backwards, upwards, or downwards; leap. 2. to move or go quickly: she jumped into a taxi. 3. to rise suddenly or… …  

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