gain the upper hand

gain the upper hand
или get the upper hand
или have the upper hand
   oдepжaть пoбeду, взять вepx, oдoлeть; имeть пpeвocxoдcтвo, пepeвec, гocпoдcтвoвaть; быть xoзяинoм пoлoжeния
    Curiosity began to get the upper hand, and I determined I should have one look through the cabin window (R. L. Stevenson). Even in the last years of his life, when his illness had got the upper hand and was killing him inchmeal, Laurence could still laugh, on occasion, with something of the old and exuberant gaiety (A. Huxley)

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  • gain the upper hand — index predominate (command), prevail (triumph) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law 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

  • 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

  • have (or gain) the upper hand — have (or gain) an advantage or control. → upper …   English new terms dictionary

  • gain the upper hand — win; acquire an advantage …   English contemporary 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 advantage, pull ahead, attain supremacy …   English contemporary dictionary


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