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 More results

References in classic literature

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

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