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To catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction

To be superior against one's peers

To make progress in the state or skill of

To cause (someone) to be unable to pursue one any longer

To get ahead of

To act in advance of, especially with preventative measures

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To catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction

“I saw him in the corner of my eye as he attempted to get ahead of me.”

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To be superior against one's peers

widen the gap between oneself and someone else

put distance between oneself and someone else

outmaneuver^US

be head and shoulders above

break away from the pack

put a distance between

blow out of the water

stand head and shoulders above

minimize^US

minimise^UK

make look pale by comparison

bring someone to their knees

turn the scales against

be more important than

prevail

turn the balance against

tip the scales against

tip the scales

set off

take priority over

more than make up for

have the edge over

have the edge on

take precedence over

tip the balance against

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To make progress in the state or skill of

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To cause (someone) to be unable to pursue one any longer

widen the gap between oneself and someone else

slip through the net of

put distance between oneself and someone else

slip through your fingers

balk^US

baulk^UK

baffle

escape the clutches of

end-run

slip out

keep your distance

lead on a merry chase

outmaneuver^US

have nothing to do with

keep one's distance from

give something a miss

pay little attention to

wink at

blink at

let something slide

leave something undone

keep out of the way of

extricate oneself from

fake out

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

cut dead

give the cold shoulder to

cut someone cold

sham

duck out of the way of

swerve away from

get out of the way of

give the cold shoulder

move from side to side

not take into account

push aside

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

not listen

boggle at

jib at

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To get ahead of

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To act in advance of, especially with preventative measures

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

balk^US

baulk^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

put a spoke in someone's wheel

hog-tie

short-circuit

queer someone's pitch

make it impossible for

be a hindrance to

set back

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

throw monkey wrench in

prevent the occurrence of

throw a spoke in the wheel of

blank

counterplot

bury

get one's retaliation in first

take wind out of sails

make it impracticable for

take the wind out of your sails

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

give the red light to

give the thumbs down to

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