"ahead of the pack" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} ahead of the pack
  1. (idiomatic) Performing better than others. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: ahead of the curve
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