have a leg up
idiom
: to have an advantage over others
The company has a leg up on the competition thanks to the recent publicity.
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Readers of Homer’s Odyssey may have a leg up in their familiarity with him.
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Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
Students with programming and building skills may have a leg up when applying for roles like AI architect or engineer.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
As luck would have it, the Raiders started requesting interviews for the GM post Tuesday, and Newmark might have a leg up on the other candidates.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Birds with nicer feathers have a leg up on the other ones.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 24 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
Students with programming and building skills may have a leg up when applying for roles like AI architect or engineer.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
As luck would have it, the Raiders started requesting interviews for the GM post Tuesday, and Newmark might have a leg up on the other candidates.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Birds with nicer feathers have a leg up on the other ones.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 24 Nov. 2024
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