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Phrase(s): *abreast of someone or something
1. Lit. keeping even with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; keep ~; stay ~.) • I had to run hard to stay abreast of Sally. 2. Fig. knowing the news about someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; keep ~; stay ~.) • The press corps has to keep abreast of the president.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs