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1 overhand
♦voorbeelden:die mening heeft thans de overhand • that opinion now prevailsde overhand krijgen/nemen • get the upper hand -
2 de overhand krijgen/nemen
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3 baas
1 [chef, leider] boss3 [met betrekking tot een huisdier] owner♦voorbeelden:1 eigen baas zijn • be one's own master/bossiemand de baas blijven • keep the upper hand over someoneiemand/iets gemakkelijk de baas kunnen • easily get the better of someone/somethingde moeilijkheden de baas kunnen/zijn • cope with/deal with the problemsde situatie /zijn gevoelens de baas zijn • be in control of the situation/one's feelingsde Japanners zijn ons de baas op het gebied van de elektronica • the Japanese are ahead of us in electronicszijn vrouw is de baas in huis • his wife wears the trousers
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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 … 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