- have a head start
- to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful.
Bigger companies have a head start on us.
(often + on)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have a head start
Look at other dictionaries:
head start — head starts also head start N COUNT: usu sing, oft N on/over n If you have a head start on other people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race. Hungarian businessmen have had a head start over most of their… … English dictionary
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
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 — UK US noun [S] ► an advantage that a person or company has compared to other people or companies: »Larger banks have more capital and thus a big head start. »a significant/huge/massive head start a head start on sb/sth »India has a head start on… … Financial and business terms
give 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 — For the Australian television series, see Head Start (TV series) Head Start 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 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
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
Law of the handicap of a head start — The Law of the handicap of a head start (original Dutch: Wet van de remmende voorsprong) is a theory that suggests that getting an initial head start in a given area may result in being a handicap in the long term. The term was coined in 1937 by… … Wikipedia
head — ▪ I. head head 1 [hed] noun [countable] 1. JOBS the leader or person in charge of a group, organization, or part of an organization: head of • The head of each division is responsible for its operating performance. • Stone was head of corporate… … Financial and business terms
