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go before(verb, phrasal verb, lead, head)
13
come first(verb, idiom, lead, head)
9
come before(verb, phrasal verb, precedence, priority)
7
usher in(verb, phrasal verb, show, start)
6
go in advance(verb, idiom, lead, head)
6
take precedence(verb, idiom, lead, head)
4
lead the way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
4
take the lead(verb, idiom, stand, belong)
3
have the start(idiom, precedence, precession)
3
head up(verb, phrasal verb, lead, head)
3
lead the dance(idiom, precedence, precession)
3
light the way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, lead)
3
pave the way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, show)
2
be ahead of(verb, idiom, lead, head)
2
get ahead of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, superiority)
2
go ahead of(verb, idiom, stand, belong)
2
go first(verb, control, rule, manage)
2
kick off(verb, open, present, submit)
2
lead off(verb, open, present, submit)
2
play first fiddle(idiom, superiority)
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