the inside track
the inside track
An advantage over someone or something. I hope I have the inside track on the competition, thanks to my extensive student teaching experience.
See also: inside, track
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*inside track
Fig. an advantage (over someone) gained through special connections, special knowledge, or favoritism. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) If I could get the inside track, I could win the contract. The boss likes me. Since I've got the inside track, I'll probably be the new office manager.
See also: inside, track
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
inside track, the
A position of special advantage, as in His relationship with Walter put him on the inside track with the company. This metaphoric expression, which alludes to the inner, shorter track of a race course, has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.
See also: inside
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
inside track, the
A position of special advantage. The term comes from racing, alluding to the inner or shorter track of a course, on which it is easier to win. It originated in America in the mid-nineteenth century. “It gave him the inside track, as the sporting men say, with reference to any rival” (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Guardian Angel, 1867).
See also: inside
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- inside track
- inside track, the
- have the inside track
- have one up on (someone or something)
- have the bulge on
- have the bulge on (someone or something)
- get the bulge on (someone or something)
- be one up on (someone or something)
- be one up on someone
- be/get/have one up on somebody