leapfrog
noun[U]
uk/ˈliːp.frɒɡ/us/ˈliːp.frɑːɡ/a children'sgamein which anumberofchildrenbenddown and anotherchildjumpsover them one at atime
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Children's games
- dress-up box
 - dressing-up box
 - follow-my-leader
 - French cricket
 - go fish
 - Hacky Sack
 - hopscotch
 - jack
 - life
 - midget
 - musical chairs
 - painting
 - painting by numbersidiom
 - peekaboo
 - piggy in the middle
 - piggyback
 - Pokémon
 - tag
 - trick-or-treating
 - warm
 
leapfrog
verb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈliːp.frɒɡ/us/ˈliːp.frɑːɡ/-gg-toimproveyourpositionby going past otherpeoplequicklyor bymissingout somestages:
越级提升They've leapfrogged from third to firstplace.他们已经从第三位上升到了第一位。
She leapfrogged severaloldercolleaguesto get the manager'sjob.她越过几位年长的同事升到了经理的职位。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
 - age
 - ahead
 - ahead of
 - anti-development
 - carry
 - flourish
 - furtherance
 - gather
 - get beyondsomething
 - get it togetheridiom
 - grow
 - journey
 - mature
 - pan
 - ripen
 - ripeness
 - self-advancement
 - self-betterment
 - self-development