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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Teams that are versatile and can deploy multiple looks tend to have a leg up over those who stick with one style regardless of opponent.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Medved may have a leg up on his predecessors with the incoming revenue-sharing system that will allot $20-plus million to schools to pay players across sports.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2025
Rea has pitched only 4 2/3 innings in two starts this spring, so Brown appears to have a leg up.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
If the city applies for those grants before securing the Coastal Commission approvals required to move forward, other resiliency projects that don’t face such uncertainty will have a leg up in the grant approval process.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Medved may have a leg up on his predecessors with the incoming revenue-sharing system that will allot $20-plus million to schools to pay players across sports.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2025
Rea has pitched only 4 2/3 innings in two starts this spring, so Brown appears to have a leg up.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
If the city applies for those grants before securing the Coastal Commission approvals required to move forward, other resiliency projects that don’t face such uncertainty will have a leg up in the grant approval process.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 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 19 Jun. 2025.
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