leg up

English

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Noun

leg up

1. (literally) The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.
2. (figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge.
3. (figuratively) Assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle.

Derived terms

• get a leg up

Translations

forming a step with one's hands

• Finnish: punttaus
• French: courte échelle (fr) f
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• German: Räuberleiter (de) f