have a leg up
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: to have an advantage over others
The company has a leg up on the competition thanks to the recent publicity.
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Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images McCarthy will have a leg up on most young quarterbacks.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Dimon challenged the notion that American companies have a leg up over foreign ones.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
With most contenders limited in their ability to sign players because of their books, Houston should have a leg up on teams looking to sign veterans who want to make a championship push — such as 3-and-D specialist Dorian Finney-Smith.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 June 2025
Both Covey and Greenberg said the Republican candidate will need to appeal across the aisle, something on which Lawler may have a leg up over Stefanik.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Dimon challenged the notion that American companies have a leg up over foreign ones.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
With most contenders limited in their ability to sign players because of their books, Houston should have a leg up on teams looking to sign veterans who want to make a championship push — such as 3-and-D specialist Dorian Finney-Smith.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 June 2025
Both Covey and Greenberg said the Republican candidate will need to appeal across the aisle, something on which Lawler may have a leg up over Stefanik.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
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“Have a leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20leg%20up. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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