Bamforth's natural popularity gave him a head start over the other leadership contenders.
(often + over)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
head start — n 1.) an advantage that helps you to be successful give sb/get/have a head start ▪ Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school. 2.) a start in a race in which you begin earlier or further ahead than someone else … Dictionary of contemporary English
give someone a head start — give (someone) a head start have a head start to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful. Bamforth s natural popularity gave him a head start over the other leadership contenders. (often + over) … New idioms dictionary
head start — noun count 1. ) an advantage over other people in the same situation as you, especially in a competition: The reading program is designed to give young children a head start. 2. ) a situation in which you start a race before your opponent or from … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
head start — noun the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) (Freq. 1) with an hour s start he will be hard to catch • Syn: ↑start • Hypernyms: ↑advantage, ↑vantage * * * head start … Useful english dictionary
Head Start Program — For other uses, see Head Start (disambiguation). The Head Start Program is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low… … Wikipedia
head start — noun (C) 1 an advantage that helps you to be successful: Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school. 2 a start in a race in which you begin earlier or further ahead than someone else … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
a head start — a chance to start ahead of the other runners etc. Give the smallest runner a head start. He can t run very fast … English idioms
a head start — an advantage granted or gained at the beginning of something our fine traditions give us a head start on the competition … Useful english dictionary
head — ► NOUN 1) the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 2) a person in charge; a director or leader. 3) the front, forward, or upper part or end of something … English terms dictionary
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
