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Succes - Victory

Duik in Engelse idiomen over overwinning, zoals "trek het eerste bloed" en "schoonmaak".

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English idioms related to Success
to draw first blood

to be the first person or team that obtains an advantage over a competitor in any contest

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [draw] first blood"
to go one better than somebody or something

to excel in doing something compared to anyone else who has ever tried it

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [go] one better than {sb/sth}"
to clean one's clock

to defeat someone soundly or thoroughly in a competition or argument, often with the implication that the opponent had no chance of winning

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ahead of the curve

superior to others in terms of advancement, achieving success, or modernity

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to blow one's doors off

to achieve a significantly higher level of success compared to someone or something else

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [blow] {one's} doors off"
to get the best of somebody or something

to be able to beat someone or something due to being superior in terms of skill or strength

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [get|have] the (best|better) of {sb/sth}"
to build a better mousetrap

to manage to invent something that improves upon an existing concept or object

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [build] a better mousetrap"
to have the edge (over) somebody or something

to be in a slightly better position when competing against someone else

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [have] (the|an) edge (over) {sb/sth}"
to knock somebody or something out of the park

to achieve significantly better results compared to other people or things

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [knock|hit] {sb/sth} out of the park"
to leave somebody or something in the dust

to defeat or outperform someone or something with ease

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [leave] {sb/sth} in the dust"
to leave somebody or something standing

to be much better, quicker, more successful etc. than someone or something else

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [leave] {sb/sth} standing"
one jump ahead

used to refer to someone who is slightly better in terms of being prepared, skilled, etc. when compared to someone or something else

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Definitie & Betekenis van "one jump ahead"
to step up one's game

to increase one's level of effort, skill, or performance in a particular activity or area to achieve better results or compete more effectively

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to be streets ahead of somebody or something

to deliver a much better performance compared to that of others'

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [be] streets ahead of {sb/sth}"
to beat somebody to the punch

to do something before someone else does it

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [beat] {sb} to the punch"
clean sweep

a decisive victory in which a team or player achieves consecutive wins in any game, contest, or other similar events

schone overwinning, volledige overwinning

schone overwinning, volledige overwinning

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Definitie & Betekenis van "clean sweep"
to come out on top

to win an argument or other competitive situation

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to win the day

to achieve success or victory in a particular situation or task

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [win|carry] the day"
front runner

a person or thing that is ahead of others in a race or other competitive situation

favoriet, vooraanstaand

favoriet, vooraanstaand

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to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

to achieve a victory or success despite initially seeming unlikely or impossible, particularly after experiencing a setback or failure

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [snatch] victory from the jaws of defeat"
by a nose

used to refer to a victory that is achieved only by a small margin

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Definitie & Betekenis van "by a nose"
to have (all) the aces

to be in an advantageous position when competing against someone else

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