upper hand
Meaning
- (idiomatic, uncountable, usually) Advantage or control.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The place of honour accorded to a social superior when walking together; the right of way in walking
Synonyms
left hand
secret skills
Translations
vantagem
overhand
letzter Trumpf letzter Kniff letzter Pfiff
control
control letztes MittelEtymology
From Middle English over hond, from Old English ofer- + hand (superior control; superior position). Not, as supposed, from a card game or counting-out game.
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