leg up

noun

: a helping hand : boost

: head start

Examples of leg up in a Sentence

a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now

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But along with him come a handful of man-coverage busters that can give them a leg up. —

Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 The Ravens improved to 8-4 with the win, giving them a better record than the 7-4 Chargers and a significant leg up on them in the race for the postseason. —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Miri withers away in grief and eventually takes her own life by swallowing a nonlethal dose of sleeping pills, tying her legs up with nylon rope, and leaping into the local river. —

Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 Notably the re-election of President Trump also added an additional leg up to the crypto sector that looks set to continue propelling prices and the sector higher. —

Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leg up