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English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
UPPER: GET THE UPPER HAND
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(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.… … Useful english dictionary
get the upper hand — index overcome (overwhelm), overcome (surmount), prevail (triumph) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
the upper hand — the advantage, get the jump on Because you have graduated from college, you have the upper hand … English idioms
get the upper hand — gain/get the upper hand have 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. Government troops are gradually gaining the… … New idioms dictionary
upper hand — noun position of advantage and control (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑whip hand • Hypernyms: ↑superiority, ↑favorable position, ↑favourable position * * * [noun] control, advantage, ascendancy, edge, mastery, supremacy * * * … Useful english dictionary
the 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 … English dictionary
The Upper Hand — infobox television show name = The Upper Hand caption = format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes creator = starring = Joe McGann Diana Weston Honor Blackman Kellie Bright William Puttock country = United Kingdom network = ITV first aired = May 1,1990 … Wikipedia
upper hand — n. control (colloq.) 1) to gain, get; have the upper hand 2) to lose the upper hand 3) the upper hand in; over (we gained the upper hand over them in that contest) … Combinatory dictionary
get the upper hand — 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 … Useful english dictionary
upper hand — noun Date: 15th century mastery, advantage, control < was determined not to let the opposition get the upper hand > … New Collegiate Dictionary
get the upper hand on — See: UPPER HAND … Dictionary of American idioms
