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come out ahead

come out ahead idiom

Succeed, make a profit. For example, By the end of the year we expect to come out ahead. Also see ahead of the game.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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