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streets ahead of

idiom

British, informal
: much better than (other people or things)
She is streets ahead of the other students.

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“Streets ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streets%20ahead%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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