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leg up on

*leg up on someone

Fig. an advantage that someone else does not have. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I have a leg up on Walter when it comes to getting around town, since I have a car. I want to practice indoors all winter and get a leg up on Ken, since he thinks he can beat me at tennis.
See also: leg, on, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danijela-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Seong-Hunsung-hoonKorean
Cynthia['sinθjə]
Myrto-Greek
Alicjaah-LEETS-yahPolish
PricePRIESWelsh
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