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Olga

What is this dialog about? What does it mean when two people talk to each other like this?
- You can make sure I keep my edge, - the first man said.
- You'd have to have an edge to keep it, - the second man said back.
I'd really appreciate your help.

Apr 17, 2017 1:59 PM

Comments · 3

Having an advantage; enjoy a superior or winning position...

The boy has the edge on the others to win the spelling contest.

У этого мальчика есть преимущество над другими в конкурсе правописания.

Our team has an edge over the other teams to win the high school football championship.

Наша команда имеет преимущество над другими командами в школьном футбольном чемпионате.

April 17, 2017

To have an edge means to have slight advantage or superiority over someone else.

Let's say you & your sister like sweets. Your mom has kept sweets at the shelf located 7 ft above ground. Your height is 6' 2 & your sister's height is 6'. Since you are taller, your hand can reach the sweets easily & thus, you have a edge over her while getting sweets.

Now, coming back to your question; this is what the conversation means.

The first man said, "You can ensure that my superiority remains intact".

The second man said, "You need to have a superiority in first place to actually make it remain intact"... (Means the second man feels that the first man doesn't have any advantage/superiority in fact....that is he doesn't have any edge)

April 17, 2017