get the whip hand Idiom, Proverb

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a firm hand

a person who will discipline people The students in Grade 8 need a teacher with a firm hand.

a free hand

complete authority, freedom to control The President gave Ms. Drake a free hand in choosing the colors.

a handful

a child who is difficult to manage Jason is not easy to manage. He is a real handful for his mother.

a handout

free food or money, freeload I'm not asking for a handout. I'll pay you back when I find work.

a helping hand

help with a job or task, lend a hand May was always ready with a helping hand.

a hot hand

lucky in card games or at gambling Walter's got a hot hand tonight. He's won four games of poker.

an old hand at

a person with a lot of practice or experience Tom's an old hand at cribbage. He's played since he was a boy.

at hand

easy to reach, nearby I couldn't find any tools near at hand so I was unable to fix the stove.

at the hands of

while competing against, when fighting It was at the hands of his former student that he was defeated.

get the whip hand

To access the best ability or access in a accurate bearings or setting. As the editor in chief, I've got the whip duke and accord final approval for the blueprint of every issue—remember that.Learn more: get, hand, whip

get, have, hold, etc. the ˈwhip duke (over somebody)

accept ability or ascendancy (over somebody): The government knows that the army accept the whip hand. ♢ Our opponents had the whip duke over us appropriate from the beginning.Learn more: hand, whip

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at sixes and sevens at someone at stake at the crack of dawn at the drop of a hat at the eleventh hour at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether at the end of one at the hands of at the ripe old age at the top of her game at the top of his voice at the top of one at the wheel at this point in time at will at your beck and call get the shakes get the shit kicked out of (one) get the shit knocked out of (one) get the shivers get the shock of (one's) life get the short end get the short end of the stick get the shove get the show on the road get the silent treatment get the sniffles get the snuffles get the spunk up get the spunk up (to do something) get the stick get the stuffing kicked out of (one) get the stuffing knocked out of (one) get the third degree get the time get the upper hand get the upper hand on (someone or something) get the vapors get the W get the weather gage of (someone or something) get the whetstone get the whip hand get the wind knocked out of (one) get the wind up (one) get the wooden spoon get the word get the worst of (something) get the worst of it get the wrinkles out get the wrinkles out (of something) get the wrong end of the stick get the wrong idea (about someone or something) get the/a hard sell get thee behind me get there get there (the) firstest with the mostest get thin on top get this get this party started get this show on the road get through get through one's head get through thick skull get through to (someone or something) get ticket punched get tied up get time for (someone, something, or oneself)