I think Hillary really had the upper leg

This one was spotted in a New York Times article about how undecided voters are making up their minds.  The one lady named Morgan said about the comparison between Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris:

“I think it’s unfair. I think Hillary was much more versed going into her campaign. I feel that Harris is not nearly as prepared as Hillary was. I do see some similarities, in terms of the name-calling and belittling. I think Hillary really had the upper leg, if you had to compare the two.”

This is a nice congruent conflation of “have a leg up” and “have the upper hand” (have an advantage over someone or something). This is another example of a body part mix up. A big thank you to Linda Bernstein for spotting this one!



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