shoot ahead

  • 1shoot\ ahead\ of — • shoot ahead of • shoot past • shoot through • shoot alongside of v. phr. To move or drive ahead rapidly. To leave or pass through quickly. As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 2shoot ahead — Synonyms and related words: bestride, bypass, cross, dart ahead, dash ahead, distance, drive, drive on, ford, forge ahead, get ahead of, go across, go ahead, go all out, go by, hold the field, hustle, leave behind, make a dash, make a spurt, make …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 3shoot ahead of — or[past] or[through] or[alongside of] {v. phr.} To move or drive ahead rapidly. * /As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 4shoot ahead of — or[past] or[through] or[alongside of] {v. phr.} To move or drive ahead rapidly. * /As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 5To shoot ahead — Shoot Shoot, v. i. 1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. [1913 Webster] The archers have . . . shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23. [1913 Webster] 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6shoot — [ʆuːt] verb shot PTandPP [ʆɒt ǁ ʆɑːt] [intransitive] to quickly increase in number or amount: shoot above/​from/​to • Oil prices shot above $40 a barrel. • The monthly interest rate shot to 10% in January. shoot ahead phrasa …

    Financial and business terms

  • 7Shoot — Shoot, v. i. 1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. [1913 Webster] The archers have . . . shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8shoot\ alongside\ of — • shoot ahead of • shoot past • shoot through • shoot alongside of v. phr. To move or drive ahead rapidly. To leave or pass through quickly. As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 9shoot\ past — • shoot ahead of • shoot past • shoot through • shoot alongside of v. phr. To move or drive ahead rapidly. To leave or pass through quickly. As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 10shoot\ through — • shoot ahead of • shoot past • shoot through • shoot alongside of v. phr. To move or drive ahead rapidly. To leave or pass through quickly. As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us …

    Словарь американских идиом