be one step ahead

To outmaneuver or evade someone or something. That crook hasn't been arrested yet because he's always one step ahead of the cops. I've been working extra hard so that I'm one step ahead of the new girl threatening to take my job.

See also: ahead, one, step

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a/one step ahead
one jump ahead
one jump ahead of someone/something
one move ahead
one move ahead of (someone or something)
one step ahead
slip past (someone or something)
hoodwink (someone) out of (something)
hoodwink out of
beat into

词组	be one step ahead
释义	be one step ahead be one step ahead To outmaneuver or evade someone or something. That crook hasn't been arrested yet because he's always one step ahead of the cops. I've been working extra hard so that I'm one step ahead of the new girl threatening to take my job. See also: ahead, one, step Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a/one step ahead one jump ahead one jump ahead of someone/something one move ahead one move ahead of (someone or something) one step ahead slip past (someone or something) hoodwink (someone) out of (something) hoodwink out of beat into
随便看	warm up warm up to warm up to (someone or something) warm welcome warm welcome, a warn warn about warn about (someone or something) warn against warn against (something) warn away warn away from warning warning bells start ringing warning bells start to ring warning shot warning shot across the bow(s) warn of warn off warn of (someone or something) warn (one) away (from someone or something) warn (one) off (from someone or something) war of nerves war of nerves, a war of words