at a disadvantage

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at a disadvantage

in a position that gives one person an advantage over another Having too little money to spend has put me at a disadvantage with my friends.

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David wanted to play on a pitch near the Round Pond with which he is familiar, but this would have placed me at a disadvantage, so I insisted on unaccustomed ground, and we finally pitched stumps in the Figs. The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context I felt I had him at a disadvantage, had caught him in the mood of indiscretion; and to tell the truth I was not curious to learn what might have driven a young medical student out of London. The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context In desperation Philip clenched his fist and hit the boy who tormented him, but he was at a disadvantage, and the boy seized his arm. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context			assail with assault assault and battery assault the ear assent assent to assess at assign to assimilate assimilate into assimilate with some people assist assist at assist in assist with associate associate oneself with associate with assume assume liability for assure of astound with astray at a crossroads at a dead end at a disadvantage at a glance at a good clip at a loss at a loss for words at a moment's notice at a pinch at a premium at a price at a push at a rate of knots at a set time at a sitting at a snail's pace at a stretch at a time at all costs at all hours at all times at an early date at an end at any cost at any price at any rate at bay at beck and call			at (someone's) beck and call at (someone's) beck and call at (someone's) beck and call at (someone's) door at (someone's) door at (someone's) door at (someone's) door at (someone's) feet at (someone's) feet at (someone's) feet at (someone's) feet at (someone's) service at (someone's) service at (someone's) service at (someone's) service At (symbol) At (symbol) At (symbol) at (the) most at (the) most at (the) most at (the) most at (the) worst at (the) worst At a blow at a canter at a canter at a canter at a crossroads at a dead end at a disadvantage At a discount at a fast clip at a fixed interval at a fixed time at a glance at a good clip at a great distance At a Later Date at a later period at a later time at a loss at a loss at a loss at a loss at a loss at a loss at a loss for words at a low price at a lower place at a minimum at a minimum at a minimum at a minimum at a moment's notice at a moment's notice at a moment's notice at a moment's notice at a moment's notice at a moment's notice at a pinch

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