To get ahead is to become more successful than the people around you. Get ahead at work, want to get ahead, get ahead of the others.
The comparison is built in, so you get ahead of somebody rather than simply doing well. It belongs to careers and to the language of ambition.
1phraseget aheadTo become more successful than the people around you.
“You do not get ahead in that firm by being quiet.”
get ahead is a phrase.
Practised in Phrasal Verbs