What does get a leg up mean?

get a leg up

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

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To get a boost or a lift.

verb

"I can climb over the fence if I get a leg up from you."
"He hopes that all the extra advertising will allow him to get a leg up on the competition."

gets a leg up (present, singular) getting a leg up (participle, present) got a leg up (past) got a leg up (UK, participle) gotten a leg up (US, participle)

have a leg up

have a leg up

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