go from strength to strength

go from strength to strength
go from strength to strength
To move successfully forward, through frequent triumphs or achievements
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Main Entry:strength

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develop or progress with increasing success

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go from strength to strength
: to become better or more successful as time passes

Her career as a lawyer continues to go from strength to strength.

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Main Entry:strength

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go from ˌstrength to ˈstrength idiom
to become more and more successful

Since her appointment the department has gone from strength to strength.

Main entry:strengthidiom

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