give (one) an/the edge on (someone or something)

To cause someone to be in a favorable or superior position when compared to someone or something else. That team has so many injuries right now that it's given us the edge on them. I don't want to do anything that might give Sarah an edge on me in this competition.

See also: edge, give, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

be out of (one's) league
be out of somebody's league
accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
accompany on a journey
be/have done with somebody/something
bargain
bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
brief (someone) about (someone or something)
brief about
a dog in the manger

词组	give (one) an/the edge on (someone or something)
释义	give (one) an/the edge on (someone or something) give (one) an/the edge on (someone or something) To cause someone to be in a favorable or superior position when compared to someone or something else. That team has so many injuries right now that it's given us the edge on them. I don't want to do anything that might give Sarah an edge on me in this competition. See also: edge, give, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be out of (one's) league be out of somebody's league accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey accompany on a journey be/have done with somebody/something bargain bargain for (someone or something) with (someone) brief (someone) about (someone or something) brief about a dog in the manger
随便看	run at run a tab run at a fast clip run a taut ship run a temperature run a tight ship run a tight ship, to run at (someone or something) run away run away (from someone or something) run away with run away with (one) run away with (one's) tail between (one's) legs run away with (something) run away with the idea run away with the idea/notion run away with the notion run back run back over run back to run back (to someone or something) run before you can walk run behind run between run between (someone or something)