Definition of leg up

leg up

noun

• an advantage or head start.

                                                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from "Church boasts career advice success", Darrell Smith, The Sacramento Bee, 12 August 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 02 2013.

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3-legged man	Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
Arm and a Leg	Definitions include: A slang way of saying too much money. Compare to: expensive, High Priced or costly. It's going to cost me an [Arm and a Leg] to buy that Bentley my girl wants. I guess she wont be getting it..
boot-leg	Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
bow-legged cha-cha	Definitions include: sex
break a leg	Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre.
cost an arm and a leg	Definitions include: to cost a lot.
have legs	Definitions include: to have speed.
have sea legs	Definitions include: to be capable of navigating seas.
hog leg	Definitions include: Term for an unusually large and fat marijuana cigarette.
hollow-legged	Definitions include: Relates to the idea of consuming a large quantity of food or drink From the expression, "to have a hollow leg."
jack-leg	Definitions include: an untalented professional.
leg it	Definitions include: to run.
legless	Definitions include: very drunk.
leg opener	Definitions include: something that leads to a female opening her legs.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
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all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
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*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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