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The phrase "upper hand" is correct and commonly used in written English
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has an advantage or control over another person or situation. Example: "After months of negotiations, the CEO finally gained the upper hand in the merger deal."
Idiom
Upper Hand.
(USA) Control of a situation.
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Nature has the upper hand.
Investors have the upper hand.
"They have the upper hand.
"O.K. the upper hand".
The drugs get the upper hand.
The Taliban regained the upper hand.
But Radwanska soon gained the upper hand.
Yet we still have the upper hand.
Russia has long had the upper hand.
The latter currently have the upper hand.
But the protectionists have the upper hand.
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