be in pole position

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be in pole position (British & Australian)

to be in the best position to win a competition

Usage notes: In motor racing, pole position is the best place a car can start from.

(often + to do sth) United are in pole position to win the championship this year.

See also: pole, position

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It's great to be in pole position, but I just hope that the end position is better than back in 2006, and I am expecting it will be," he said. Button on pole as Brawn grips Aussie F1 GP by AFP / AFP Asian Edition It's great to be in pole position, but I just hope that the end position is better than back in 2006, and I am expecting it will be," he said. Button on pole as Brawn grips Aussie F1 GP by AFP / AFP European Edition It's great to be in pole position, but I just hope that the end position is better than back in 2006, and I am expecting it will be," he said. Button on pole as Brawn grips Aussie F1 GP by AFP / AFP Global Edition			be in cahoots be in clover be in cups be in deep shit be in deep water be in dire straits be in eclipse be in element be in face be in fighting trim be in fine fettle be in full cry be in full flow be in full swing be in good books be in good company be in hand be in hands be in hot water be in line be in line for be in luck be in mint condition be in over head be in pocket be in pole position be in Queer Street be in safe hands be in seventh heaven be in shoes be in the air be in the balance be in the black be in the catbird seat be in the chips be in the clear be in the club be in the dark be in the doghouse be in the doldrums be in the driving seat be in the eye of the storm be in the firing line be in the first flush of be in the frame be in the front line be in the grip of be in the groove be in the hole be in the know be in the land of nod			be in good odor be in good odour be in hand be in hands be in harmony be in harmony with be in hot water be in keeping be in league with be in line be in line for be in luck be in luck be in luck be in luck be in mint condition Be in My Paradise be in need be in on the act be in on the act be in on the act be in on the act be in on the act be in on the secret be in on the secret be in on the secret be in operation be in opposition be in over head be in pocket be in pole position be in possession of be in possession of the facts be in power be in present force be in proximity be in Queer Street be in receipt of be in safe hands be in seventh heaven be in shoes be in shoes be in shoes be in shoes be in sight be in sight of be in store be in the air be in the ascendant be in the balance be in the black be in the cards be in the catbird seat be in the chair be in the chips be in the clear be in the club be in the dark

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