get the weather gage of (someone or something)

To have an advantage over someone else. This phrase refers to the strategic advantage of a ship positioned on its enemy's windward (or weather gage) side. We've gotten the weather gage of them, lads! Load the cannons and fire!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kleopatros	-	Ancient Greek
Agnar	-	Norwegian, Icelandic
Aleksandra	ah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
ViŠNja	VEESH-nyah	Croatian, Serbian
Eunice	['ju:nis]
Lyric	LIR-ik	English (Modern)