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to hold the cards

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  • hold the cards — hold (all/all of) the cards : to be in control of a situation and have the power to make decisions It s your decision. You re holding all the cards. • • • Main Entry: ↑card hold (all/all of) the cards see ↑card, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold all the cards — To have control over all of the factors that may determine the outcome of a situation • • • Main Entry: ↑card * * * hold/have/all the cards phrase to be in a good position to beat or defeat someone because you have all the advantages The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold all the cards — ► to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages: »Management holds all the cards when it comes to the negotiations over job cuts. Main Entry: ↑hold …   Financial and business terms

  • hold all the cards — ► hold all the cards be in a very strong position. Main Entry: ↑card …   English terms dictionary

  • hold all the cards — have/hold all the cards to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages. There isn t much hope of him getting custody of the children as far as the law goes, she holds all the cards …   New idioms dictionary

  • hold all the cards — to have what is needed to control a situation. He holds all the cards in our office he even decides where the water coolers are located and what kinds of pencils we have. Etymology: based on the idea of holding (= controlling) the most valuable… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hold all/all of the cards — hold (all/all of) the cards : to be in control of a situation and have the power to make decisions It s your decision. You re holding all the cards. • • • Main Entry: ↑card hold (all/all of) the cards see ↑card, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • have all the cards — hold/have/all the cards phrase to be in a good position to beat or defeat someone because you have all the advantages The kidnappers seemed to hold all the cards. Thesaurus: to be in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym Main entry: card …   Useful english dictionary

  • have all the cards — have/hold all the cards to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages. There isn t much hope of him getting custody of the children as far as the law goes, she holds all the cards …   New idioms dictionary

  • hold all the cards — be in a very strong position. → card …   English new terms dictionary

  • On the cards — Card Card (k[aum]rd), n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. ? a leaf of paper. Cf. {Chart}.] 1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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