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leg up

leg up


noun 
Definition:
 
1. upward boost: help for somebody to get onto something such as a horse or a wall by lifting the person's leg upward or using your linked hands as a support

2. career help: help for somebody to move up in a hierarchy or a field of activity

3. position of superiority: an advantage that other people do not have in an activity

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