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leg up on

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*leg up on someone
Fig. an advantage that someone else does not have. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I have a leg up on Walter when it comes to getting around town, since I have a car. I want to practice indoors all winter and get a leg up on Ken, since he thinks he can beat me at tennis.
See also: leg, up


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Bulgarian squats - with the good leg up on a bench/chair, perform the squat with the injured leg (Figure 6B).
 
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