leg-up

 

noun

[in singular] British
  • an act of helping someone to mount a horse or high object: give me a leg-up over the wall
  • an act of helping someone or something to improve their situation: he gave hip hop a much-needed leg-up

Phrases

have (or get) a leg-up on

US informal have (or get) an advantage over: he’d certainly have a leg-up on the competition