What does to 'go ahead' mean?

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Test No. errors/advan-7 "At the Meeting", question 2

By taking ahead with the proposal without reference to other members of the board, the chairman got into serious trouble.

(a) taking ahead
(b) proposal
(c) chairman
(d) serious trouble

Test No. errors/advan-7 "At the Meeting", answer 2

By going ahead with the proposal without reference to other members of the board, the chairman got into serious trouble.

Correct entry: going ahead
The error was: (a) taking ahead
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i dont know how to answer this one!

[Mister Micawber]

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Taking ahead (with) is incorrect. The correct answer is going ahead (with) = continuing, initiating.
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