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Home / Idiom / 迎头赶上

to try hard to catch up

迎头赶上
yíng tóu gǎn shàng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to catch up vigorously · to set off in hot pursuit奋起直追fèn qǐ zhí zhuīto pursue · to chase after · to accelerate · to catch up with · to overtake追赶zhuī gǎn
Antonyms
(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom) · (fig.) to shun; to assiduously avoid退避三舍tuì bì sān shèto hesitate to move forward · to hesitate · to hold back踌躇不前chóu chú bù qiánto step down gracefully (humble expression) · to concede defeat · to play second fiddle甘拜下风gān bài xià fēng
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