have a friend at the court or I have a friend in high position?

[Take_It_Easy]

Hi all, Im new on english-test.net

I have a question Someone may know the answer

I have an american and british english idiom dictionary, which contains more than 10.000 idioms and phrases. I have a friend who is native speaker, and when I say it to him ( I have a friend at the court) He looks me strange. He corrects me British people never say it, they just simply say I have a friend in high position.

But the dictionary suggests it to use. It basically means you have lots of acquaintances at so many workplaces, so it must be easier to find a job when you have a friend at the court. Which one do you think better to use? Thank you in advance

[Mister Micawber]

'I have a friend at court'-- I can imagine that this phrase might be used jocularly by some, but it is not common. There are very few courts nowadays.

'I have a friend in a high position'-- This is not an idiom, of course, and it is rather stilted. A more common phrase is 'I have friends in high places'.
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[Take_It_Easy]

Ok, thanks a lot, I have to be careful to use this idiom dictionary, according to it. I tend to say strange things, what are not common to use. There may be a bunch of idioms what only elder people use. Every area has the specific slangs and idioms, so it definitely was a good experience to me. Well Thank you again