whip hand

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The hand in which a horse rider holds the whip.
  2. An advantage over another; the dominant position. idiomatic
    — “Aye, you may abuse me as you please,” said the good-natured old lady, “you have taken Charlotte off my hands, and cannot give her back again. So there I have the whip hand of you.”

词形变化

whip hands plural whip-hand alternative
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