单词 | jockey for position |
释义 | jockey for positionSEE SYNONYMS FOR jockey for position ON THESAURUS.COM Maneuver or manipulate for one's own benefit, as in The singers are always jockeying for position on stage. This expression, dating from about 1900, originally meant maneuvering a race horse into a better position for winning. It was transferred to other kinds of manipulation in the mid-1900s. Words nearby jockey for positionjock, jockey, jockey box, jockey cap, jockey club, jockey for position, Jockey shorts, jock itch, jocko, Jock Scot, jockstrap The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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