- up and coming
- starting to develop ability, showing potential
Lisel has won six junior trophies. She's an up-and-coming athlete.
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up and coming
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up-and-coming — {adj. phr.} Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious. * /The newly elected state senator is an up and coming young politician who is expected to be highly successful in national politics in the future./ … Dictionary of American idioms
up-and-coming — {adj. phr.} Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious. * /The newly elected state senator is an up and coming young politician who is expected to be highly successful in national politics in the future./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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