Get a leg up–獲得一臂(腿)之力
- To receive a physical boost or lift upward 獲得助力，獲得別人推升
I think I can reach the roof if I can get a leg up from someone.
- To receive support, encouragement, or an added advantage 得到幫助或好處
Our after-school program is aimed to help students get a leg up in any subject they’re having difficult with.
I wouldn’t have been able to afford college if I hadn’t gotten a leg up from my parents.
(Seattle Times, April 9, 2016)
Drone photography gives real-estate agents a leg up in hot markets
Drone photography is growing fast in the real-estate industry, fueling a new form of digital advertising for agents and sellers. And while the trend is national, the tech-obsessed Bay Area may well be its ground zero as agents try to stand out from the competition in a famously hot market.
“It gives them a leg up,” said Walton, who uses his remote-controlled flying machines to shoot the cool videos that prospective buyers have come to expect — the tech types and foreign investors who won’t make a move toward purchasing a house without first inspecting it online.
空拍機攝影在房地產行業成長快速，越來越多賣家和仲介商採用這種新型的數位廣告。它是個全國趨勢，不過在著迷於高科技的舊金山灣區更白熱化，仲介要藉此在激烈競爭中脫穎而出。
仲介人員華頓用遙控的空拍機來拍攝酷炫影片給潛在買家看，他說空拍攝影可助他一臂之力，何況現在高科技客戶或國外客戶在網路上親眼看到房地產之前，根本不會考慮買房。
(BBC, Oct. 25, 2016)
The government says the aim of the £2.5bn apprenticeships plan is to boost the number of people of all ages able to gain high-quality skills and experience, and to improve the overall skills of the workforce.
Skills Minister Robert Halfon said the latest changes would “boost our economic productivity, increase our skills base and give millions a leg up on the ladder of opportunity”.
英國政府說二十五億英鎊的學徒計畫，目標是讓更多各年齡層的人習得高品質技能和經驗，並且增進就業人口的整體實力。技能部長羅伯哈芬說這項政策，[將推升我國的經濟生產力，增進我們的基礎技能，並且把百萬人推上機會之梯的更高層。]
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