Sentence examples for bit of a leg from inspiring English sources

Not that Ms. Distenfeld didn't get a bit of a leg up.

Mr. Barry acknowledged that their effort at building a new children's franchise had a bit of a leg up.

Sanchez "probably will have just a little bit of a leg up, it would appear," said new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, who stressed the importance of competition – without knowing, of course, who will be competing with Sanchez.

Mr. Heller, 50, who was elected to the House in 2007, will now enjoy a bit of a leg up as he seeks to hold to the Senate seat -- one that Democrats are also eyeing with some hope -- in the 2012 election.

"He's done really well," says Clayton. "His reading has got a lot better, everything's got better". The membership takes a significant chunk out of his pension, but he is happy to pay it to give Brooklyn "a bit of a leg up".

And he professes full faith in the Disney lawyers: "We figured the people who will kill you if you use Mickey Mouse without permission would be the best ones to figure it out". Mr. Barry acknowledged that their effort at building a new children's franchise had a bit of a leg up.

If you're suffering from exhaustion, anxiety or stress, recreational drugs can give you a bit of a leg-up.

"Please don't tell me there's not enough resources in the RFU to give these boys a bit of a leg-up".

If someone said to him, "Could we have an interview with you, Mr Anderson?," he would say, "Well I suppose I can give your career a bit of a leg-up".

Unlike those lone wolves Bourne and Bond, Tom Cruise's Impossible Missions Force operative is a team player – increasingly so, as Cruise's star power has fallen and producers have brought in the likes of Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson to give him a bit of a leg-up every now and again.

PS Riding around on Chinese-made bicycles was a bit of a leg-pull!