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get upper hand

verb as in exceed

Strongest matches

eclipse
outpace
outstrip
top

Strong matches

beat
best
better
cap
distance
excel
outdo
outrun
outshine
overstep
overtake
overtax
pass
surmount
transcend

Weak matches

break record
go beyond
go by
have a jump on
have advantage
have it all over
out-distance
outreach
rise above
run circles around

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No, massa—suppose can help it; but suppose they get upper hand—what become of us?

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Were the clouds subject to mortal call or prohibition, the seasons would fail and death get upper hand of all things before men agreed on an hour of common convenience.

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No, massa—suppose can help it, but suppose they get upper hand—what become of us?

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