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inside track, the

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  1. 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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Well set on the inside track, the Ambassador still had to live down his name.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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