давать преимущество(The boy went to summer school which should give him a leg up on the other students in his class – Мальчик пошел в летнюю школу, что даст ему преимущество над другими учениками в его классеTaras)
давать добро(If you give a plan, idea, or suggestion the thumbs-up, you indicate that you approve of it and are willing to accept it. george serebryakov)