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The hand in which a horse rider holds the whip. / (idiomatic) An advantage over another; the dominant position.

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whip hand

Noun

idiomatic

The hand in which a horse rider holds the whip. / (idiomatic) An advantage over another; the dominant position.

Japanese Meaning

乗馬時に馬を操るために、鞭を持つ手。 / （比喩的に）優位な立場、主導権、決定的な影響力を持つ状態

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He shifted the whip into his whip hand and nudged the horse forward.

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彼は鞭を持つ手に持ち替え、馬をそっと前へ促した。

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The hand in which a horse rider holds the whip.

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(idiomatic) An advantage over another; the dominant position.

Of course I was a fool. My father has the whip hand of me, because he has money and I have none, and it was simply kicking against the pricks to speak as I did.

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whip hands

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