two leaps ahead (of someone or something)
two leaps ahead (of someone or something)
1. Significantly more prepared, skilled, or successful than someone or something else. I went to Sarah's office to start planning the project, but she was already two leaps ahead. The company is still two leaps ahead of the competition in the smartphone market. I don't know why, but our kids are two leaps ahead of us when it comes to understanding new technology.
2. Able to easily or deftly outmaneuver someone or something. That crook hasn't been arrested yet because he's always two leaps ahead of the cops. The spy finds herself being hunted by her former agency, so she'll have to stay two leaps ahead if she's going to survive.
See also: ahead, leap, someone, two
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- two jumps ahead (of someone or something)
- two jumps ahead of
- two steps ahead (of someone or something)
- a/one step ahead
- toss out of (something or some place)
- hold (someone or something) out of (something)
- say (something) about (someone or something)
- say about
- make good as
- make good as (something)