- have\ the\ whip\ over
- v. phr.To control; dominate.
Eugene has always held the whip over his younger brothers and sisters.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
have\ the\ whip\ over
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have the whip hand (over somebody) — have/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth) idiom to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth • She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist. Main entry: ↑whipidiom … Useful english dictionary
have the whip hand (over something) — have/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth) idiom to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth • She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist. Main entry: ↑whipidiom … Useful english dictionary
hold the whip hand (over somebody) — have/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth) idiom to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth • She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist. Main entry: ↑whipidiom … Useful english dictionary
hold the whip hand (over something) — have/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth) idiom to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth • She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist. Main entry: ↑whipidiom … Useful english dictionary
whip — [[t](h)wɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ whips, whipping, whipped 1) N COUNT A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals. 2) VERB If someone whips a person or animal, they beat … English dictionary
whip — whip1 [wıp] v past tense and past participle whipped present participle whipping [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wippen to swing ] 1.) [T] to hit someone or something with a whip ▪ He whipped the horse… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whip — 1 noun 1 (C) a long thin piece of rope or leather with a handle used for making animals move or punishing people: crack a whip (=make a loud noise with a whip) 2 (C) a member of the US Congress or the British Parliament who is responsible for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whip hand — n. control to get; have the whip hand over * * * [ wɪphænd] have the whip hand over [ control ] to get … Combinatory dictionary
have — or[hold the whip over] {v. phr.} To control; dominate. * /Eugene has always held the whip over his younger brothers and sisters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have — or[hold the whip over] {v. phr.} To control; dominate. * /Eugene has always held the whip over his younger brothers and sisters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
