have a leg up on



have a leg up on somebody

  (American)
to have an advantage over someone else She probably has a leg up on the other applicants for the job because she has more experience.
See also: have, leg, on, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RoderickRAHD-ə-rik (English), RAHD-rik (English)English, Scottish, Welsh
Ozi-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
SamuelSAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani
BobbyBAH-beeEnglish
SÖRenSUU-ren (Swedish), ZUU-ren (German)Swedish, German
JÖRan-Swedish