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jockey for position



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Idioms and Phrases

Maneuver or manipulate for one's own benefit, as in The singers are always jockeying for position on stage . This expression, dating from about 1900, originally meant maneuvering a race horse into a better position for winning. It was transferred to other kinds of manipulation in the mid-1900s.
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Example Sentences

It’s a meritocracy in that the very best reap the bulk of the reward, while the rest jockey for position, trying to grit through to the next tier.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings.

The Lakers had an opportunity to move up in the Western Conference standings as teams jockey for position down the stretch.

The Lakers had a big opportunity in front of them on Wednesday night, a chance to put some pressure on Sacramento in the Western Conference, an opening to get closer to the Kings as they jockey for position in the standings.

With so many visitors already locked in on weeklong ski vacations, and Salt Lake locals more likely to jockey for position up the canyons, there isn’t a sense of urgency to deliver a premier powder day product.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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