10. Getting AHEAD Flashcards
Make progress or succeed
GET AHEAD (AT + something)- for specific things
GET AHEAD ( IN + something) -for general things
GET AHED OFF ( people)
Collocations⭐️:
Get ahead at your job
Get ahead at your career
Get ahead in your field
Get ahead in life
Get ahead in school
She’s always working late to get ahead at her job
Networking can help get ahead in your field
To get ahead in life, you have to make sacrifices.
Getting ahead implies doing better then other people (it’s about competition)
Get AHEAD OF your classmates.
Get AHEAD of your coworkers.
Native experience🌟:
GET AHEAD OF yourself (thinking too far into the future).
Working hard and long to make sure you reach your goal
ON THE GRIND
He is on the grind
You are on the grind
I am on the grind ( means I’m working a lot on my daily boring tasks)
GRIND AWAY AT
+ tasks
+ projects
+ jobs
I’m grinding away at it ( working hard and focus on it for long period)
CHIP AWAY AT
(Make the project smaller every day, reduce the work I have to do)
Get a job
LAND A POSITION
Land a job
Land a position
Get a job
Get a position
Secure a job (formal speech)
Secure a position
LAND -get or acquire a place or position
LAND a role ( in a movie or play)
Or
GET the part
LAND contract or a deal
LAND a client
I need to LAND a few clients to build up cash flow.
LAND an interview
I landed an interview for next week.
Trying hard to get something you want.
Try to get it
GO FOR something
I’m going for the position in finance.
I’m going for management.
I’m going for a teaching job.
I’m going for psychology ( casual)
I’m going for engineering.
I’m pursuing a degree in engineering ( formal).
GO FOR the WIN -take a risk in order to be successful.
We want to find anything
LOOK FOR
Synonyms:
SEARCH FOR
Search for way to improve your English
Search for creative ways to make money
SEEK FOR ( specific types of experiences you want to have)
LOOK OUT FOR -constant efforts to find something
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR new challenges
I am ON LOOKOUT FOR new clothes.
He’s ON LOOKOUT FOR opportunities.
- Work hard with a sense of urgency
Working enthusiastically, making money, achieving goals - Move quickly
- Side job
- Earn money illegally
HUSTLE
If you want to succeed, you need to hustle
She hustled to finish the project on time.
If we want to catch the train, we need to hustle
SIDE -HUSTLE
He hustles on the street corner, selling stolen watches.
Work Hard ( metaphorical) on daily boring stuff
GRIND
She has to grind every day to make ends meet
I’m tired of grinding; I want to relax
MAKE ENDS MEET-make enough money to live
in the direction of
TOWARDS
Only used with VERBS of MOVEMENT or DIRECTION
We work TOWARD goals.
They are walking TOWARD the mountain.
TOWARD =TOWARDS
Collocations ⭐️
Move toward
Head toward
Work toward
Go toward
Come toward
Turn toward
She’s turning toward the camera.
We work toward any goals.
I’m working toward fluency.
I’m working toward being able to speak fluently.
Intense fear
DREAD
( feels like a deep wish to avoid something)
If you DRED something, you really don’t want to do it.
Collocations ⭐️:
A sense of dread
A sense of dread came over her as she realized they were telling her that her mother died.
A feeling of dread
A feeling of dread paralysed
him and he couldn’t run.
DREAD doing something
Every Sunday I dread going back to work on Monday.
DREAD the thought of something
She dreaded the thought of starting over again at a new school.
Reach the goal or make progress
GET SOMEWHERE
Now we’re getting somewhere. ( We’re making a progress!)
I haven’t GOTTEN ANYWHERE. ( I haven’t make a progress)
I feel like I’m working all the time, but I’m not getting anywhere.
Common expression🌟
SPINNING MY WHEELS
I feel like I’m spinning my wheels. ( When you feel you’re doing a lot, but not getting anywhere )
🌟GET WHERE YOU Want to be ( reach a goal, get yourself into a good situation)
I need to work hard to get where I want to be)
🌟GET INTO A BETTER POSITION/SITUATTION
I want to get into a better position before I have kids.
If I get myself into a better situation, I will have more time for hobbies.
Tolerate or endure something unpleasant or annoying
PUT UP WITH + noun
(Something negative)
🌟Put up with nonsense
Put up with bullshit
She puts up with a lot of stress at her job.
I’m not in the mood to put up with your nonsense.
You’re leaving in two weeks, you only need to put up with that job a little longer.
DEAL WITH ( synonym)
She deals with a lot of stress at work.
I’m done dealing with his bullshit.
Valid things carefully before making a decision
Consider options
Seeing things from a different prospective
LOOK AT
I’d like to look at a few more options before I decide.
LOOK AT this way.
LOOK AT problems as opportunities to grow.
CHECK OUT -similar meaning
I’m CHECKING OUT several different models.
I’m CHECKING OUT different options.
Collocations ⭐️
Look at options
They looking at options for expanding the business.
⭐️Look at possibilities
We’re looking at possibilities for where to buy our home.
⭐️Look at alternatives
She’s looking at alternatives to their current software.
⭐️Look at scenarios
The team is looking at different scenarios to prepare for any outcome.
Avoid out of fear or shyness
SHY AWAY FROM + noun/gerund
-making decisions
-making commitments
-taking risks
Introverts shy away from social gathering.
I shy away from large parties.
I shy away from public speaking.
⭐️synonyms
AVOID + noun/gerund
Be reluctant to + verb
Introverts avoid social gatherings.
Introverts are reluctant to attend social gatherings.
Many people avoid discussing sensitive topics.
Many people are reluctant to discuss sensitive topics.
He always avoided making tough decisions.
He was always reluctant to make tough decisions.
Begin again from the beginning, usually after a failure or false
START OVER
START + something + OVER
He lost all of his data and had to start the project over.
After the house burned out, they decided to start over in a new city.
If the business doesn’t work, we’ll start over from scratch.
⭐️Synonyms
RESTART
MAKE A FRESH START
She decide to restart the project from the beginning.
She decided to make a fresh start ON the project.
Collocations⭐️
Start over from zero
Start over from the beginning
Start all over again
Start over from scratch
Start over WITH nothing
When he moved from the US to Venezuela, he had to start over from zero.
They lost everything IN the hurricane and had to start over from scratch.
Related expressions🌟
BE + back at square one
Go + back to square one
If this business doesn’t work, we’ll be back to square one
Think about what you will do and make a plan
PLAN AHEAD
PLAN something AHEAD
AHEAD ( means what is in front of you, coming up next)
We need to plan ahead for our vacation.
Planning ahead for emergencies can save lives.
She always plans her meals ahead.
Collocations⭐️
Plan ahead for…
Plans ahead so that…
Plan…ahead
I PLAN my day AHEAD
Related phrases🌟
THINK AHEAD
PLAN OUT
MAP OUT ( make detailed plans)
Let’s MAP OUT what potential problems may come up and how we could solve each of them.
