inside track, the

A position of special advantage, as in His relationship with Walter put him on the inside track with the company. This metaphoric expression, which alludes to the inner, shorter track of a race course, has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Weston	WES-tən	English
Wekesa	-	Eastern African, Luhya
D'artagnan	-	Literature
Hilda	HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German
Theophanes	-	Ancient Greek
Peronel	-	English (Archaic)