"streets ahead" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-streets ahead.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} streets ahead (not comparable)
  1. (British, postpositive, idiomatic) Far superior; much better or more advanced. Tags: British, idiomatic, not-comparable, postpositional
    Sense id: en-streets_ahead-en-adj-9MeRBV7J Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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