upper hand

1. (idiomatic, uncountable, usually)Advantage or control.

   Überhand, Oberhand

   преиму́ществоpreimúščestvo

   position of advantage and control

2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)The place of honour accorded to a social superior when walking together; the right of way in walking

1. The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

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2. They can't get the upper hand.

   ruОни не могут взять верх. — odexed

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3. Look at my ad in the upper right hand corner.

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4. We see that we are unable to get the upper hand.

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5. He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

   deEr wähnte sich im Vorteil, aber dann drehte ich den Spieß um. — Yorwba

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uncountable

• the upper hand