出人头地

Traditional出人頭地

  1. to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. to excel

“stand out among others (or among one's fellows); rise head and shoulders above others”

指高人一等。

Origin 宋·欧阳修《与梅圣俞书》:“老夫当避路,放他出一头地也。”

Example 孙俊英见人家看得起,能~,一呼百应,好不威风自在。(冯德英《迎春花》第八章)