give somebody a leg up Idiom, Proverb

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

give (one) a leg up

1. To accommodate one with a concrete lift or addition upward. I anticipate I can ability the roof if you accord me a leg up.2. To accommodate one with support, encouragement, or an added advantage. Our after-school affairs is aimed to accord acceptance a leg up in any accountable they are accepting adversity with. I wouldn't accept been able to allow academy if I hadn't been accustomed a leg up from my parents.Learn more: give, leg, up

give somebody a ˈleg-up

1 (British English, informal) advice somebody ascend up or assimilate something, for example, a horse or a wall: I gave him a leg-up.
2 (informal) advice somebody, usually by giving them money: His ancestor gave him a leg-up back he was starting his business.Learn more: give, somebody

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acid test across the board act out act up actions speak louder than words AD add fuel to the fire add insult to injury add up afraid so after all after one against all odds against the grain age before beauty AGM ahead of the game give pause to someone give pause to, to give place to give place to somebody/something give preference to (someone or something) give preference to somebody/something give props to (one) give rein to give rein to (someone or something) give right arm give rise to give rise to (something) give rise to something give shape to (something) give shape to something give short shrift give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give somebody a bell give somebody a big hand give somebody a break give somebody a buzz give somebody a hand give somebody a leg-up give somebody a piece of your mind give somebody a ring give somebody a rocket give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time give somebody a shout give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine give somebody a turn give somebody an inch give somebody enough rope give somebody five give somebody grief give somebody gyp give somebody half a chance give somebody hell give somebody ideas give somebody something to think about give somebody stick give somebody the benefit of the doubt give somebody the elbow give somebody the evil eye give somebody the finger give somebody the hairy eyeball give somebody the heave-ho give somebody the nod give somebody the runaround