have a leg up on someone



have a leg up on someone

tv. to have an advantage over someone; to be ahead of someone. (Have got can replace have.) Pete has a leg up on Wilbur because of his physical strength.
See also: have, leg, on, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Phile-Ancient Greek
Macarenamah-kah-RE-nahSpanish
AglaÉ-French
Josepe-Basque
Shyla-English (Modern)
YasminYAZ-min (English)Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)