"get the bulge on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets the bulge on [present, singular, third-person], getting the bulge on [participle, present], got the bulge on [past], got the bulge on [UK, participle, past], gotten the bulge on [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the bulge on}} get the bulge on (third-person singular simple present gets the bulge on, present participle getting the bulge on, simple past got the bulge on, past participle (UK) got the bulge on or (US) gotten the bulge on)
  1. (dated, slang) To attain a decided advantage over (someone). Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-get_the_bulge_on-en-verb-JYNT5Q3t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for get the bulge on meaning in English (1.2kB)

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