have the advantage of someone

== English == === Verb === have the advantage of someone (third-person singular simple present has the advantage of someone, present participle having the advantage of someone, simple past and past participle had the advantage of someone) For one to know someone else (or their name) irreciprocally, that is, without their knowing one back. ==== Usage notes ==== A specific form of that verbal phrase, "you have the advantage of me", meaning that a person knows you but you do not know them, is a polite formula in some social contexts, used to ask who one is. ==== See also ====