Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting a leg up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting a leg up
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get a leg up

Questions

What does getting a leg up mean?
present participle and gerund of get a leg up

How to pronounce getting a leg up

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