idiom (verb phrase) · neutral
go from strength to strength
UK/ɡəʊ frɒm strɛŋθ tuː strɛŋθ/US/ɡoʊ frʌm strɛŋθ tuː strɛŋθ/go·FROM·STRENGTH·to·STRENGTH
to become continuously more successful
Examples
“Since the new manager arrived, the department has gone from strength to strength.”
“Her career has gone from strength to strength after that breakthrough paper.”
“The company is going from strength to strength thanks to better marketing.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a shaky start, the project has gone from strength to strength, exceeding all our projections this quarter.”
Collocations
- go/gone from strength to strength
- has gone from strength to strength since
Word family
Common mistakes
go from strong to strong→go from strength to strength
go from strength to strengh→go from strength to strength
Say it for a higher band
5get better→6improve steadily→7+go from strength to strength
Synonyms
improve steadily
Easily confused
improve steadily
“After the restructure, staff productivity began to improve steadily.”
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