to get or gain the upper hand

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• gain 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

• gain 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

• 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

• 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

• (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

• 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

• have 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• get the upper hand — gain advantage, pull ahead, attain supremacy …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

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