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Success - Victory

Dive into English idioms regarding victory, like "draw first blood" and "clean sweep".

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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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to go one better than sb/sth

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

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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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to get the best of sb/sth

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

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to build a better mousetrap

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

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to have the edge (over) sb/sth

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

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to knock sb/sth out of the park

to achieve significantly better results compared to other people or things

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to leave sb/sth in the dust

to defeat or outperform someone or something with ease

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to leave sb/sth standing

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

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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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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 sb/sth

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

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to beat sb to the punch

to do something before someone else does it

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clean sweep

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

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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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front runner

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

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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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by a nose

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

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to have (all) the aces

to be in an advantageous position when competing against someone else

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