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Idioms and Phrases

A position of special advantage, as in His relationship with Walter put him on the inside track with the company . This metaphoric expression, which alludes to the inner, shorter track of a race course, has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.
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He chose the Dodgers over the New York Mets, who believed they had the inside track the night before Bauer made his decision.

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Hunter loves working with Bird because “he’s always on the inside track — the loneliness of a long-distance runner — and that intimacy he has with the story and the characters gives me a deep sense of security,” she said in an email interview.

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They also inspected the inside track, the support timbers, and the roof bolts.

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We’re developing an independent film, “Inside Track,” the true story of eight deaf high school runners.

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After Top 2, Oklahoma St. Has the Inside Track The losses by national title contenders Wisconsin and Oklahoma threw the Bowl Championship Series race into a tizzy.

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