"take to the next level" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-take it to the next level.wav Forms: takes to the next level [present, singular, third-person], taking to the next level [participle, present], took to the next level [past], taken to the next level [participle, past]
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  1. (transitive) To make something progress. Tags: transitive Related terms: go all the way Translations (Translations): llevarlo al siguiente nivel (Spanish)
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