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give someone a leg up

give some·one a leg up
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv suhm-wuhn, -wuh n ey leg uhp]
    • /gɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən eɪ lɛg ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv suhm-wuhn, -wuh n ey leg uhp]
    • /gɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən eɪ lɛg ʌp/

Definitions of give someone a leg up words

  • noun give someone a leg up to help someone to climb an obstacle by pushing upwards 0
  • noun give someone a leg up to help someone to advance 0
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Parts of speech for Give someone a leg up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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give someone a leg up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

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