give someone a leg up

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Courtaulds has given a local school a leg up the business ladder by helping them set up shop as scientific equipment suppliers.

Come on, Miss Pargeter, someone must have had an interest in giving Nicola a leg up? The presenter smiled. Only Nicola herself, as far as I can make out.

A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and, after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount, he gave her a leg up. It feels so high, she exclaimed as exhilaration gripped her. Don’t be nervous, he advised.

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