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upper hand
upper handn. A position of control or advantage.upper hand n the upper hand the position of control; advantage (esp in the phrases have or get the upper hand) up′per hand′
n. the dominating or controlling position; advantage. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  upper hand - position of advantage and control whip handfavorable position, favourable position, superiority - the quality of being at a competitive advantage |
upper handnounA dominating position, as in a conflict:advantage, better, bulge, draw, drop, edge, superiority, vantage.Informal: inside track, jump.Translationsupper hand
the upper handA position of advantage, power, and/or control (over someone, something, or some situation). Typically used after the verbs "have," "gain," or "get." The home team got the upper hand when their opponents' star quarterback went out with an injury. We've been doing everything we can for your father, but I'm afraid the cancer is gaining the upper hand. The two companies were neck and neck for years, but Mayers International seems to have the upper hand in the markets lately.See also: hand, upper*upper hand (on someone)Fig. a position superior to someone; the advantage of someone. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) John is always trying to get the upper hand on someone. He never ends up having the upper hand, though.See also: hand, upperupper handAlso, whip hand. A dominating or controlling position, as in Once you let Jeff get the upper hand there'll be no stopping him, or When it comes to checkers, my son-in-law generally has the whip hand. The first term alludes to an ancient game in which each player in turn grasps a stick with one hand, beginning from the bottom, and the last who can put his hand at the top wins. Its figurative use dates from the late 1400s. The variant alludes to the driver who holds the whip in a horse-drawn vehicle; it was being used figuratively by the late 1600s. See also: hand, upperupper hand
Synonyms for upper handnoun a dominating position, as in a conflictSynonyms- advantage
- better
- bulge
- draw
- drop
- edge
- superiority
- vantage
- inside track
- jump
Synonyms for upper handnoun position of advantage and controlSynonymsRelated Words- favorable position
- favourable position
- superiority
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