Ahead of the Pack (English idioms and phrases) | Learn American English in 1 Minute a Day

Ahead of the pack is a popular idiom that means to be in front of someone or a group of people who are trying to do the same thing! It's great news for whoever that person, team, or company is. Check out this video to find out all the details. Ahead of the pack meaning: To be ahead of other people or companies trying to do a similar thing. Ahead of the pack origin: “Pack” has been used to refer to a group of people since the 1400's. Or, it could be a reference to pack animals like dogs that have a leader that goes near the front. Examples: "I think we can get ahead of the pack here and gain some serious market share." "There's no point in getting too far ahead of the pack. We'd have to wait for everyone else to catch up to us." Want to find out more? Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/american-english-idioms/ The Big Book of American Idioms: https://amzn.to/3o6YxZi Even more Ideas for the TEFL Classroom: https://eslspeaking.org/ https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie #learningenglishwithjackie #idiomsandphrases #idioms #englishidioms Tags: ahead of the pack, ahead of the pack idiom, ahead of the pack meaning, meaning of ahead of the pack, idiom ahead of the pack, what does ahead of the pack mean, ahead of the pack saying, ahead of the pack expressions Transcript: Hi everybody, this is Jackie from eslspeaking.org. So today's idiom is, ahead of the pack. Ahead of the pack. So this just means before other people or companies. If you do something first before these other people do. If you think about pack animals, for example, wolves, there's always a leader who is ahead of the pack that is behind them. So that's what this refers to. Alright, some examples. Let's get ahead of the pack and gain market share. Another example: I want to be ahead of the pack and get that new iPhone on pre-release. Alright, that's it. Ahead of the pack. If you like this idiom, please be sure to check out this book: The Big Book of American Idioms on Amazon. I'll put the link down below.