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upper hand
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
upper hand noun
upper hand
noun
Learner's definition of UPPER HAND
the upper hand
: the position of having power or being in control in a particular situation有优势；占上风；有控制权 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- He always has to have the upper hand.他凡事非要占上风。
- The infection was gaining the upper hand [=was becoming worse] and the patient's condition was deteriorating.病人的感染越发严重，病情在恶化。
upper hand
noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
finally gained the upper hand in the argument
Recent Examples on the Web But some countries and analysts are skeptical about how effective this would be, considering Russia already has the upper hand on gas supplies and has been using it as an economic weapon against Europe. 
Evan Halper, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Recently, recession fears have taken the upper hand. David Mchugh, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 Stutts probably had a little of the upper hand, and KJ started coming on. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 As Oregon’s only quarterback with starting experience, Nix had the upper hand on redshirt-freshman Ty Thompson and third-year freshman Jay Butterfield. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Read Tara’s story, which provides more details about NBPAS and explains why a major incumbent board still has an upper hand. Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Three of their top five return — Vincent Zapata, Owen Infante and Tyler Bickell — giving them an early upper hand in a competitive league. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Despite reports that bosses are finally regaining the upper hand, workers are still holding on to their power. Jane Thier, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 Prior to the Zatko allegations, many legal experts stated that Twitter held the upper hand in the case. Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 See More
Evan Halper, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Recently, recession fears have taken the upper hand. David Mchugh, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 Stutts probably had a little of the upper hand, and KJ started coming on. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 As Oregon’s only quarterback with starting experience, Nix had the upper hand on redshirt-freshman Ty Thompson and third-year freshman Jay Butterfield. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Read Tara’s story, which provides more details about NBPAS and explains why a major incumbent board still has an upper hand. Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Three of their top five return — Vincent Zapata, Owen Infante and Tyler Bickell — giving them an early upper hand in a competitive league. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Despite reports that bosses are finally regaining the upper hand, workers are still holding on to their power. Jane Thier, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 Prior to the Zatko allegations, many legal experts stated that Twitter held the upper hand in the case. Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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