one up (on someone)

Leading or ahead (of someone); in an advantageous position (over someone). He's just mad because Sarah is one up on him after their yearly performance reviews. Jake and I have an ongoing contest to see who's better at this game. He's one up at the moment, but I'm trying to improve.

*one up (on someone)

ahead of someone; having an advantage over someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Tom is one up on Sally because he got a job and she didn't. Yes, it sounds like Tom is one up.

one up

Having an advantage or lead over someone, as in Sara is one up on Jane because she passed algebra in summer school. This expression comes from sports, where it means to be one point ahead of one's opponents. It was transferred to more general use about 1920.

词组	one up (on someone)
释义	one up (on someone) one up (on someone) Leading or ahead (of someone); in an advantageous position (over someone). He's just mad because Sarah is one up on him after their yearly performance reviews. Jake and I have an ongoing contest to see who's better at this game. He's one up at the moment, but I'm trying to improve. See also: one, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. one up (on someone) ahead of someone; having an advantage over someone. (Typically: be ~; get ~.) Tom is one up on Sally because he got a job and she didn't. Yes, it sounds like Tom is one up. See also: one, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. one up Having an advantage or lead over someone, as in Sara is one up on Jane because she passed algebra in summer school. This expression comes from sports, where it means to be one point ahead of one's opponents. It was transferred to more general use about 1920. See also: one, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: one up to windward to windward of to windward of (something) windward be on the front foot stay one jump ahead on the front foot be one jump ahead be/stay one jump ahead
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