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
Darin	DER-in, DAR-in	English
Ruy	-	Portuguese, Spanish
Ashleigh	ASH-lee	English (Modern)
Dawud	-	Arabic
Erik	E-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German), E-reek (Finnish), AY-rik (Dutch), ER-ik (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, Eng
Panna	PAWN-naw	Hungarian