get+at+a+disadvantage
1get the start of — Be ahead of, have the advantage of, take the lead of, outstrip, get at a disadvantage …
2get away with murder — To do as one pleases yet escape punishment or censure • • • Main Entry: ↑murder * * * get away with murder informal phrase to do whatever you want without being stopped or punished They get away with murder in that job. Thesaurus: to escape or… …
3Get the drop on — get or have at a disadvantage …
4get the drop on one — (US) 1. To be ready to shoot first 2. Hence to have at a disadvantage • • • Main Entry: ↑drop …
5get|a|way — «GEHT uh WAY», noun. Informal. 1. the act of getting away; escape: »Long jumps, quick getaways…had helped Mr. Valentine to become noted as a successful dodger of retribution (O. Henry). 2. a start from a complete stop: »a racing car s fast… …
6Disadvantage — Part of the series Policy Debate Organization Policy debate competitions Inter Collegiate policy debate Format Structure of policy debate · Resolution Constructive · Reb …
7get or have the drop on — idi get or have the drop on a) to aim and be ready to shoot a gun at (an antagonist) before the other person s gun can be drawn b) to get or have at a disadvantage …
8get the drop on — Australian Slang get or have at a disadvantage …
9disadvantage — Synonyms and related words: abuse, ado, afflict, aggrieve, annoyance, anxiety, bar, befoul, besetment, bewitch, blight, blocking, bother, burden, burthen, can of worms, cargo, charge, condemn, corrupt, cross, crucify, cumbrance, curse, damage,… …
10Have the drop on — get or have at a disadvantage …
