词组 | inside track |
释义 | inside track noun a position of advantage; information which provides such an advantage. A figurative use of racing wisdom US, 1857the inside trackAn advantage over someone or something. I hope I have the inside track on the competition, thanks to my extensive student teaching experience. *inside trackFig. 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. inside track, theA 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). |
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