be one up on



be one up on somebody/something

to have an advantage which someone or something else does not have We're one up on the other bars in the area because we've got live music. Mario's just spent a year in the States, so he'll be one up on the rest of his English class.
See also: on, one, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sefu-Eastern African, Swahili
Hallvar&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Malvina[mæl'vi:nə]
Odessa-Various
Anastasija-Macedonian, Serbian
Anat (1)-Near Eastern Mythology