Synonyms for leg-up
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : leg |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɛg |
Top 10 synonyms for leg-up Other synonyms for the word leg-up
- ace in the hole
- assistance
- augmentation
- authority
- avail
- blessing
- boon
- break
- bump
- choice
- comfort
- convenience
- dominance
- drop
- edge
- eminence
- expediency
- favor
- gain
- good
- gratification
- handicap
- head start
- help
- hold
- hold-up
- improvement
- influence
- interest
- jump
- jump-up
- lead
- leeway
- leg
- leg-up
- leverage
- luck
- mastery
- move-up
- odds
- position
- power
- pre-eminence
- precedence
- preference
- prestige
- prevalence
- profit
- promotion
- protection
- raising
- recognition
- resources
- return
- rise
- sanction
- start
- starting
- step-up
- superiority
- support
- supremacy
- trump card
- upper hand
- utility
- wealth
Définition of leg-up
Origin :- "to use the legs; walk or run," c.1500 (from the beginning usually with it); from leg (n.).
- As in raise : noun increase in salary or position
- As in trump : noun advantage
- As in vantage : noun advantage
- As in advantage : noun benefit, favored position or circumstance
- I say, Mops, give me a leg-up; I want to have a nearer squint at the machine.
- Extract from : « King of the Air » by Herbert Strang
- I murmur sadly, "Ah, my friend, I gave you a leg-up indeed!"
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 16, 1892 » by Various
- Didn't Lancaster give him a leg-up for his chemistry the other day?
- Extract from : « Acton's Feud » by Frederick Swainson
- I'll give you a leg-up for Merishall in the morning if you're decently civil.
- Extract from : « Acton's Feud » by Frederick Swainson
- "She is more beautiful than ever," said Michael, willing to give his brother a leg-up.
- Extract from : « Prisoners » by Mary Cholmondeley
- Monsieur now proceeded to inform him by clutching at the reins, as he stood preparing for a leg-up on the wrong side.
- Extract from : « Ask Momma » by R. S. Surtees
- She'll have something to say about this, I daresay, and her Guv'nor will probably give me a leg-up in finding a job.
- Extract from : « The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel » by Mary E. Hanshew
- Some good-natured passerby had given them a leg-up over the lowered top.
- Extract from : « Back at School with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
- I suppose I ought to have given you a leg-up, and prevented you making a fool of yourself.
- Extract from : « The Cock-House at Fellsgarth » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Captain Bodgers selected the biggest men to give their more active comrades a leg-up.
- Extract from : « King of the Air » by Herbert Strang
Antonyms for leg-up
- bad fortune
- bad luck
- block
- blockage
- debt
- decline
- decrease
- deduction
- disadvantage
- disapproval
- disfavor
- drawback
- drop
- fall
- handicap
- harm
- hindrance
- hurt
- impairment
- impotence
- incapacity
- inefficiency
- inferiority
- injury
- lack
- last
- loss
- misfortune
- obstacle
- obstruction
- reduction
- restriction
- shrinkage
- stop
- subordination
- subservience
- waste
- weakness
- withdrawal
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