jockey for position

jock·ey for po·si·tion

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Definitions of jockey for position words

phrase jockey for position If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals. 0
verb jockey for position To try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race. 0
verb jockey for position (figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally. 0

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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".

bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
compete — If you compete in a contest or a game, you take part in it.

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