get ahead

1. {informal} To become successful.

/Mr. Brown was a good lawyer and soon began to get ahead./

/The person with a good education finds it easier to get ahead./

2. To be able to save money; get out of debt.

/In a few more years he will be able to get ahead./

/After Father pays all the doctor bills, maybe we can get a little money ahead and buy a car./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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