To rank among the top; to be at the forefront.
比喻名次列在前面。
《左传·宣公十二年》蔿敖为宰，择楚国之令典，军行，右辕，左追蓐，前茅虑无，中权，后劲。”
She studied hard and was at the top of the class, literally '名列前茅'.
Learn the next connected idiom: 名列前茅 (míng liè qián máo) → 茅塞顿开 (máo sè dùn kāi)
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