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dead ahead

Idioms  
  1. Directly or straight in front of one, as in There's the house, dead ahead. The use of dead in the sense of “straight” dates from the last quarter of the 1800s.


Example Sentences

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Now it was the haystack ahead of us—dead ahead, high and yellow.

From Literature

Wave season — the time of year when most cruises are booked — is dead ahead.

From Seattle Times

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said in June that alternative burial sites are being provided for families moving their dead ahead of the construction.

From Seattle Times

But dead ahead, not more than thirty miles away, rose the snow-covered basalt peaks of Elephant Island.

From Literature

I am just wondering, dead ahead, do you think that explaining how the business model of Robinhood works to users is important?

From The Verge