Definition of upper hand, the

upper hand, the

noun

• the advantage in a situation.

                                            
  
                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "I Am the Walrus", American Dad! (TV), Season 6 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'hand':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
bite the hand that feeds	Definitions include: to do something bad to someone that takes care of one.
get (one's) *ss handed to	Definitions include: to be severely defeated.
get (one's) hands on	Definitions include: to have in one's possession.
get (one's) hand stuck in the cookie jar	Definitions include: get caught doing something one shouldn't
give a hand	Definitions include: to applaud.
give the hands	Definitions include: to fist fight someone.
hand cannon	Definitions include: a powerful handgun.
hand egg	Definitions include: American football.
hand-in-glove	Definitions include: closely, as in a close friendship or a close working relationship.
hand it to (one)	Definitions include: to give a person credit for an achievement.
hand job	Definitions include: See handjob.
hand-me-down	Definitions include: items - usually clothing - worn by an older relative (especially sibling) and then "handed down"
hand over fist	Definitions include: in great amounts.
hands down	Definitions include: used when comparing things and something is the clear-cut winner.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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