get the upper hand on

get the upper hand on
See: UPPER HAND.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get the upper hand — index overcome (overwhelm), overcome (surmount), prevail (triumph) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law 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 on — See: UPPER HAND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ the\ upper\ hand\ on — See: upper hand …   Словарь американских идиом

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

  • the upper hand — the advantage, get the jump on    Because you have graduated from college, you have the upper hand …   English idioms

  • 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

  • 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

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