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"(idiomatic) The boss, the leader (of the pack)."
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"word": "Leitwolf"
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"In a competition, the one expected to win."
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"(idiomatic) In a competition, the one expected to win."
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"word": "good bet"
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"word": "favorite"
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"word": "favourite"
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"word": "sure bet"
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"word": "safe bet"
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"word": "top cat"
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"sense": "leader (idiom)",
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"word": "Leitwolf"
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"sense": "leader (idiom)",
"tags": [
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"word": "Platzhirsch"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "leader (idiom)",
"tags": [
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"word": "Rudelführer"
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"word": "högsta hönset"
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