be streets ahead

(British & Australian)

to be much better or more advanced than someone or something else (usually + of ) In terms of profitability, the company is streets ahead of its nearest rival. He's fairly average at English but his maths is streets ahead of any other kid in the class.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Magdalena	mahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)	Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Sebastiaan	sə-BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch
Iolo	-	Welsh
Berislav	-	Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Viviette	-	English (Rare)
Meklit	-	Eastern African, Amharic