stand head and shoulders above

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stand head and shoulders above someone or something

Fig. [for someone or something] to be considerably superior to someone or something. Alice stands head and shoulders above all the rest of the people we interviewed. Your proposal stands head and shoulders above the rest.

See also: above, and, head, shoulder, stand

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