keep one step ahead of

keep one step ahead of someone or something

and stay one step ahead of someone or something

Fig. to be or stay slightly in advance of someone or something. Al kept one step ahead of Detective Rogers. Try to keep one step ahead of the investigators.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Liberty	LIB-ər-tee	English
Stephanie	STEF-ə-nee (English), SHTE-fah-nee (German)	English, German
Iakovu	-	Old Church Slavic
Dave	[deiv]
Ogden	AWG-dən	English
Mordikai	MAWR-də-kie	English (Rare)