| 单词 | to have a leg up on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have (also get) a leg up on 3. colloquial (chiefly North American). An advantage; a lead; a head start. Typically in to have (also get) a leg up on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > advantage over another > an advantage advantagec1330 betterc1405 fordeal1470 vantage1490 fardredeal1521 forthdeal1542 kinch?1635 running start1842 leg up1930 1930 New Castle (Pa.) News 29 Aug. 28/5 The Spencer team got a leg up on the Mercantile league series last night by tripping the Wampum team, in a fine game. 1962 Fortune Jan. 69/2 Boeing had already had a leg up on long-range jet transport. 1970 D. H. Parker Schooling for What? ix. 164 Status-seeking parents who push their offspring into higher education not for self-development but to get them a leg up on the rat race. 2006 L. Dierker My Team v. 87 Good short stops are hard to find, and if you have one who can hit, you have a leg up on almost every team you play. < as lemmas |
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