have\ an\ edge\ on

have\ an\ edge\ on
v. phr. informal
1. To have an advantage over someone or something else in the course of an evaluative comparison.

I can't beat you at tennis, but I have an edge on you in ping-pong.

2. To be mildly intoxicated; to have had a few drinks.

Joe sure had an edge on when I saw him last night.

Compare: edge on

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