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get a leg up

Meaning: To make a good start on some activity or project.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: This expression originally meant "to be lifted onto a horse," and can indicate getting ahead of other people.

More idioms — Body & Senses

  • get it in the neck — To receive something unpleasant, such as criticism or punishment.
  • get something off one's chest — To disclose or talk about something that is bothering or worrying one.
  • get something on the nose — To do or understand something perfectly.
  • get something through one's head — To understand something that is difficult, especially because it is a shock, unwanted, or…
  • get someone the cold shoulder — To ignore someone intentionally.
  • get someone a hand — To help someone.

More English idioms

  • give one's right arm to do something — To want something very much.
  • give someone the shirt off one's back — To give (figuratively) someone all one's possessions; to be very generous.
  • gray matter — Brain tissue and, by extension, intelligence.
  • green around the gills — Sick to one's stomach; nauseated.
  • green thumb — Natural ability to grow plants.
  • hand in glove — Close or intimate.

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