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two steps ahead

idiom

Having cleverly anticipated what others will do or think.


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  1. 01

    beast with two backs

    Two people united in sexual intercourse in the missionary position.

  2. 02

    eat for two

    To be pregnant

  3. 03

    fall between two stools

    To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

  4. 04

    feed two birds with one scone

    Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.

  5. 05

    for two pins

    Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.

  6. 06

    full speed ahead

    Maximum effort without reservations or delay.

  7. 07

    get ahead of oneself

    To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.

  8. 08

    greater of two evils

    The most harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.

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