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give a leg up

give a leg up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv ey leg uhp]
    • /gɪv eɪ lɛg ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv ey leg uhp]
    • /gɪv eɪ lɛg ʌp/

Definitions of give a leg up words

  • noun give a leg up to help to mount 0
  • noun give a leg up to help advance 0
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Parts of speech for Give a leg up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Give a leg up

give a leg up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for give a leg up

verb give a leg up

  • urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
  • uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
  • support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
  • favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
All 119 Synonyms of give a leg up

Antonyms for give a leg up

verb give a leg up

  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
All 58 Antonyms of give a leg up

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