Get Ahead Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get ahead What does get ahead mean?	to advance or be successful	The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead.
get ahead What does get ahead mean?	to advance, to be successful	The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead.
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a narrow escape What does "a narrow escape" mean?	an escape with little chance of error	He had a narrow escape when he almost fell from his bicycle.

get into the wrong hands What does "get into the wrong hands" mean?	something secret or dangerous is discovered by someone who should not have it	The teacher was careful that the test answers did not get into the wrong hands.
kevork What does "kevork" mean?	ban a person from a Web site or other place online
get out of my face What does "get out of my face" mean?	do not argue with me; make room; make space
pussy What does "pussy" mean?	woman (as a sexual object).	I gotta get me some pussy.

louse up What does "louse up" mean?	throw into confusion, make a mess of something, spoil something	She loused up her job interview and has no chance to get the job now.
itchy/itching palm What does "itchy/itching palm" mean?	to be greedy, to have a desire for money/tips	The police officer had an itching palm and took much money from criminals before he was arrested.
from the word go What does "from the word go" mean?	from the beginning	From the word go we knew that there would be problems with the new contract.
not enough room to swing a cat What does "not enough room to swing a cat" mean?	not very much space	There was not enough room to swing a cat in the small apartment.

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