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have an edge on
Idioms and Phrases
Also, have the edge on . Have an advantage over, as in Our team has an edge on them , or In this competition our town has the edge . The use of edge here alludes to the power to cut, transferred to a margin of superiority. [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
Yet Democrats still have an edge on cash in the bank, reporting $31.9 million.
The safety car helped Perez on his way, but even before that he had appeared as if he might have an edge on Verstappen, putting big pressure on his team-mate, forcing him to pit early for fresh tyres, and thereby creating the chance to benefit from the opportunity that then fell into his lap.
“The worst was, he didn’t have an edge on his skate,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said.
In the battle for sixth wideout/punt returner, Dax Milne seemed to have an edge on Alex Erickson.
Truex appears to have an edge on Richmond’s 0.75-mile oval, having won three of the last six races here, but Blaney led 128 laps in the spring and has two consecutive top-10 finishes on the D-shaped layout.
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