give a leg up
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Merri Howard, an Emmy-nominated producer known for her work on “Star Trek” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” said it’s satisfying to give a leg up to people with difficult pasts.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
Instead of angry denials and dismissals, maybe instead we could examine how those systems continue to give a leg up and a head start to some, at the expense of others.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2021
Eggers, of course, means to use his celebrity platform to give a leg up to a worthy unknown, which is commendable but faintly discomfiting.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2018
“What we’ve done is to give a leg up to people to make it affordable.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2014
Now, old girl, if you'll give a leg up we'll go and see how the infant is lookin'.'
From The Parts Men Play by Baxter, Arthur Beverley
