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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головная боль

[головная боль] {n. phr.} [golov`naya bol'] - sth. that needs to be done and is bothering your mind; - the […]

pass through one's mind

[pass through one's mind] See: [CROSS ONE'S MIND].

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971) U.S. poet A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the […]

common as an old shoe

[common as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones […]