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have the whip hand
have/hold the whip hand
to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation So long as we rely on them for money, they have the whip hand.
See knock into shape, crack the whip
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Coral | | KAWR-əl (English) | English, Spanish |
Gwyn | | - | Welsh |
Zaramama | | - | Incan Mythology |
Boyer | | ['bəujə] | |
Michelle | | mee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English) | French, English, Dutch |
Padgett | | ['pædʒit] | |