leg up

優位、有利な立場

他の人よりも有利な状況にしてくれるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that puts you in a better position than other people.

• These skills give you a leg up.
• Our lower prices gave us a leg up on our rivals.
• Does speaking French offer a leg up in this career?

使い方： a leg up on someone/something (Her experience gave her a leg up on the other applicants.)

類義語： advantage, edge, head start

反対語： disadvantage

よく使う表現： a leg up on, get a leg up, provide a leg up

手助け、支援

何かを始めたり困難を乗り越えたりできるようにする支援。

やさしい英語で： Help that allows someone to get started or get past a difficulty.

• Everyone needs a leg up sometimes.
• That small loan gave our new business a leg up.
• The program offers a leg up to young people looking for work.

使い方： give someone a leg up (The grant gave her a leg up when she started her business.)

類義語： help, assistance, boost

よく使う表現： give a leg up, a financial leg up, need a leg up

手を足場にした登る手助け

人が組んだ手を足場にして、高い所に登るのを助けてもらうこと。

やさしい英語で： Help climbing, given by someone who holds their hands together for you to step on.

• I need a leg up.
• She gave him a leg up over the fence.
• With a leg up from Tom, I reached the lowest branch.

使い方： give someone a leg up (Give me a leg up so I can climb the wall.)

類義語： boost

よく使う表現： give a leg up, need a leg up, a leg up over

馬を硬い地面で歩かせる

脚を丈夫にするため、馬を定期的に硬い地面で歩かせること。

やさしい英語で： To walk a horse regularly on firm ground to strengthen its legs.

• We leg up the horses daily.
• The trainer legged up the mare on a firm track.
• How long do you spend legging up your horse?

使い方： leg up a horse (They leg up the horse on the road beside the stable.)

よく使う表現： leg up a horse, leg up horses