have one up on sb.

Polish translation: mieć nad kimś przewagę

10:24 Feb 12, 2007
English to Polish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: have one up on sb.
[The popular girls and their followers] are so caught up in the lure of popularity and staying there, they don't realize that another group [of girls] has one up on them. They are called the Gamma Girls.

Więcej o Queen Bees, Wannabes i Gamma Girls można znaleźć
Piotr Turski
Poland
Local time: 04:09
Polish translation:mieć nad kimś przewagę
Explanation:
albo dosłownie - być o oczko lepszym niż ktoś

HTH
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Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 04:09
Grading comment
Dziękuję.
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4 +1mieć nad kimś przewagę
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
4jest gora
legato


  

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mieć nad kimś przewagę


Explanation:
albo dosłownie - być o oczko lepszym niż ktoś

HTH


Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 04:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Dziękuję.

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jest gora


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legato
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Local time: 20:09
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