to have the advantage of
1have the advantage — index beat (defeat), outbalance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2have the advantage of — phrasal : to have superiority over; specifically : to have or profess a personal knowledge of (someone) that is not reciprocal often used as a polite disclaimer of acquaintanceship I m afraid you have the advantage of me * * * have the advantage… …
3To have the advantage of — Advantage Ad*van tage (?; 61, 48), n. [OE. avantage, avauntage, F. avantage, fr. avant before. See {Advance}, and cf. {Vantage}.] 1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end;… …
4have the weather of — ▪ To be to the windward of ▪ To have the advantage of ● weather …
5have the drop on — informal have the advantage over if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you …
6have the drop on — informal have the advantage over. → drop …
7have the advantage over someone — be victorious over someone, be in a superior position …
8The Advantage — Origin Sacramento, California Genres Nintendocore Math rock Instrumental rock Years active 1998–present Members …
9have the best of it — To gain the advantage in a contest ● best * * * get/have/the best of it phrase to gain an advantage in a fight, argument, game etc The contest ended with no clear winner but, of the two, I think George had the best of it. Thesaurus: to be in a… …
10have the inside track — Have an advantage. ► “U.S. firms seem to have something of an inside track: Twenty three of the 41 pending electricity projects bid on by non Indian companies have gone American.” (Communications Week, May 29, 1995, p. 38) …
