upper hand
- 〔競争・交渉などにおける〕優位、優勢
- A position of advantage, power, and/or control
Usage
- get the upper hand
- have the upper hand
- give someone the upper hand
Examples
- That rules would give Chinese the upper hand.
- US-China trade war: truce shows who holds the upper hand.
- Apple and Samsung were neck and neck for years, but Samsung seems to have the upper hand in the global markets.