Meaning of two steps ahead | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having cleverly anticipated what others will do or think.
   idiomatic
2. Just barely escaping.

Examples

“During strategy discussions,I feel⟳ two steps ahead and often believe⟳ discussions are wasting time and slowing progress⟳.”

““You'll need⟳ more help⟳ than Dave and Frank can give⟳, just to get⟳ it down from the truck, over the lawn and inside,” she said practically. “Two steps ahead of you, M'lady. I stopped by the grocery store, so Dave knows to come⟳ home and help⟳."”

“She dismisses Littlefinger’s advice to prepare⟳ for every possible outcome and see⟳ the world as a place⟳ of unimaginable horror. Littlefinger is telling her to be a little more like⟳ Cersei, always two steps ahead. The difference between Sansa and Cersei is that she has no desire to repeat⟳ what has been done to her as an act of vengeance.”

“Two steps ahead, I am always two steps ahead. This has been the greatest social experiment⟳ I've come⟳ to know⟳, certainly the greatest of my entire life. It's alluring, It's compelling. It's gripping to bear⟳ witness to observe⟳ all these unwell, unbalanced, disoriented beings roam the internet in search⟳ of stories. In search⟳ of...ideas. Of conflict, of rivalries. Where people develop⟳ a distinctive desire for direct⟳ engagement where people feel⟳ involved with the stories and therefore become⟳ product of influence⟳. Thirsty for distraction, from time spent from lackluster lifestyles spoiling their minds while stimulating at the exact same time.”

“He's supposed to have⟳ raped and kilt a woman when he was 'bout fourteen or fifteen and had to flee⟳, two steps ahead of the law”

“From the dryout farm, Tunney had moved down to the border⟳, mooched around in cantinas for a while, then left the country two steps ahead of the sheriff of some Rio Grande jerkwater.”

“Desperately trying to keep⟳ two steps ahead of the bill collector, tenants frequently neglected to request⟳ permission for these sales, and they or those whom they duped into partin with their money usually suffered the consequences.”

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