ahead of

[ahead of the game] {adv. or adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. In a position of advantage; winning (as in a game or contest); ahead (as by making money or profit); making […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ahead of time

[ahead of time] {adv. phr.} Before the expected time; early. * /The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready./ * /The new building was finished ahead of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get ahead

[get ahead] {v.} 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go ahead

[go ahead] {v.} To begin to do something; not wait. * /The teacher told the students not to write on the paper yet, but John went ahead and wrote his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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тянуть за язык

[тянуть за язык] {v. phr.} {literally} To pull someone by the tongue. To make someone say smt; to pump someone. […]

pull out

[pull out] {v. phr.} 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously. * /The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied […]

put a bug in one's ear

[put a bug in one's ear] or [put a flea in one's ear] See: [BUG IN ONE'S EAR].

Soren Kierkegaard

In relation to their systems most systematisers are like a man who builds an enormous castle and lives in a shack close by; […]