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get the upper hand

see upper hand.

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crush, suppress, humble, tame, overpower, quell, restrain, conquer, extinguish, repress, temper, overcome, outweigh, preponderate, overrule, manage, overshadow, rule, command, reign

Nearby words

  1. get the nod,
  2. get the picture,
  3. get the runaround,
  4. get the sack,
  5. get the show on the road,
  6. get the worst of it,
  7. get thee behind me, satan,
  8. get thee to a nunnery,
  9. get theirs,
  10. get there
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