come out ahead—succeed or make a profit:
- The player can be in the hole by any amount of money and still come out ahead in the end.
go ahead—
1. move in front:
- The advance party has gone ahead to see if the mountain is safe for the other climbers.
2. start or continue with smth., especially after a period of uncertainty or delay:
- Our expectation is that the elections will go ahead.
3. is used to indicate that a person is welcome to do smth.:
- “Would you mind if I used your phone?” “Sure, go ahead.”
Cf.: get the go-ahead—get permission to begin an activity:
- We are delighted to get the go-ahead for this project.
See also: come forward / go forward.