get a leg up on (someone)

To achieve or be in a position of advantage over someone else. One must always be looking for ways to get a leg up on the competition if one wants to succeed in business. I've been practicing all summer long, and now I've finally gotten a leg up on Keith in tennis.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JĘDrzej	YEND-zhay	Polish
Cyan	SIE-an	English (Rare)
Yeong-Ho	yung-ho	Korean
Nethanel	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Graham	['greiəm]
Celestino	the-le-STEE-no (Spanish), se-le-STEE-no (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-no (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese