Get ahead/get ahead of sb: to make more progress than other people, companies, etc.; to become successful in your life or your career

走在（某人的）前面；领先；胜过（某人）；取得成功

e.g. It isn't easy to  get ahead in the movie business.

想在电影也出类拔萃不是轻而易举的事。

e.g. By doing extra homework, he soon got ahead of his classmates.

除了家庭作业外他还做其他练习，很快就在班上名列前茅了。

引申：get ahead of yourself: to tell sb sth before you have fully explained the background or the details that they need to know first.

（讲话时未经充分说明）直奔主题，直接切入主题

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