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get the bulge on

get the bulge on verb: to attain a decided advantage over (someone).

Verb

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).

Forms of get the bulge on

third-person singular presentgets the bulge on
present participlegetting the bulge on
pastgot the bulge on
past participle UKgot the bulge on
past participle USgotten the bulge on

Questions about get the bulge on

What does get the bulge on mean?
Get the bulge on means to attain a decided advantage over (someone).
What part of speech is get the bulge on?
Get the bulge on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get the bulge on?
The past tense of get the bulge on is got the bulge on.

Words near get the bulge on in the dictionary

  1. get the band back together
  2. get the best of
  3. get the better of
  4. get the bird
  5. get the boot
  6. get the bulge on
  7. get the bullet
  8. get the chop
  9. get the dirty water off one's chest
  10. get the door
  11. get the drawers

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