Idiom
whip hand
Meaning
An advantage over another; the dominant position.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She has the whip hand in these negotiations.”
“Because the company needs the contract, our team currently holds the whip hand.”
“By securing exclusive access to the raw materials, the corporation gained the whip hand over its competitors in the global market.”
Examples
simple
“She has the whip hand in these negotiations.”
contextual
“Because the company needs the contract, our team currently holds the whip hand.”
complex
“By securing exclusive access to the raw materials, the corporation gained the whip hand over its competitors in the global market.”
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