upper hand
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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
— sometimes used figuratively
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He always has to have the upper hand.
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The infection was gaining the upper hand [=was becoming worse] and the patient's condition was deteriorating.
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