have the upper hand
1have the upper hand — ► have the upper hand have an advantage or control. Main Entry: ↑upper …
2have the upper hand — index predominate (command), surpass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3have the upper hand — if someone has the upper hand, they have a position of power and control over someone else, and if an emotion has the upper hand, it controls what you do. At half time, the Italian team seem to have the upper hand …
4have the upper hand — have (or gain) the upper hand have or gain advantage or control over someone or something * * * gain, get, have, etc. the ˌupper ˈhand idiom to get an advantage over sb so that you are in control of a particular situation Main entry: ↑upperidiom …
5(the) upper hand — the upper hand phrase control or an advantage over a person or situation have/hold the upper hand: Government troops have the upper hand in the offensive. get/gain/take the upper hand: Agassi briefly got the upper hand in the second set.… …
6The upper hand — Upper Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [1913 Webster] {The… …
7the upper hand — the advantage, get the jump on Because you have graduated from college, you have the upper hand …
8the upper hand — control or an advantage over a person or situation have/hold the upper hand: Government troops have the upper hand in the offensive. get/gain/take the upper hand: Agassi briefly got the upper hand in the second set …
9the upper hand — AN ADVANTAGE, the edge, the whip hand, a lead, a head start, ascendancy, superiority, supremacy, sway, control, power, mastery, dominance, command. → upper * * * the upper hand : the position of having power or being in control in a particular… …
10the upper hand — it remains to be seen which party will have the upper hand in this election Syn: an advantage, the edge, the whip hand, a lead, a head start, ascendancy, superiority, supremacy, sway, control, power, mastery, dominance, command, leverage …
