romp ahead

romp ahead
ˌromp a ˈhead [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they romp ahead he/she/it romps ahead present participle romping ahead past tense romped ahead past participle romped ahead] phrasal verb
to start to win or increase quickly and easily
Thesaurus: to win a game, competition or argumentsynonym to increase, or to increase somethingsynonym
Main entry: romp

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ˌromp aˈway/aˈhead derived
(BrE, informal) to increase, make progress or win quickly and easily

Davis romped away to win the championship.

Share prices continue to romp ahead.

Main entry:rompderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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