Have the inside track
verb phrase
To have a strong advantage, esp one based on some fortuitous circumstance: All the candidates look OK, but Hester has the inside track because she’s single
[1857+; fr the advantage that a racer has by being nearest the inside of the track and having therefore the shortest distance to run]
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verb phrase To enjoy a lead or advantage; be ahead of: Who has the jump in this election? (1912+)
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Have the abilities or qualities needed to become something, as in She has the makings of a fine teacher, or, as Shakespeare put it in Henry VIII (4:1): “She had all the royal makings of a Queen.” [ Late 1500s ]
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- Have the munchies
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- Have the rag on
verb phrase To menstruate; fall off the roof (1940s+)