control or an advantage over a person or situation have/hold the upper hand: Government troops have the upper hand in the offensive. get/gain/take the upper hand: The last 10 minutes saw the Blues gain the upper hand.
1. to stop something before it is finished , or to reduce or limit something: -to curtail your holiday / spending -With all the snow , our daily walks have been severely curtailed.
If you have the upper hand, you have more power than anyone else and so have control:
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BalasPadamcontrol or an advantage over a person or situation
have/hold the upper hand: Government troops have the upper hand in the offensive.
get/gain/take the upper hand: The last 10 minutes saw the Blues gain the upper hand.