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It Gives One A Leg Up

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noun

• support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

42%8Gives a leg up
noun

• assistance in time of difficulty

verb

• help in a difficult situation

23%6Leg abnormality causing a distinctive leg posture
noun

• a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

adjective satellite

• have legs that curve outward at the knees

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