hold the cards

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.

日本語の意味

主導権を握っている / 有利な立場にある / 状況を完全に支配している

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We hold the cards in this negotiation, so they had to make several concessions.

私たちはこの交渉で有利な立場にあるため、彼らは幾つかの譲歩をしなければなりませんでした。

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.

[B]ut if you make conditions I have no choice but to accept them, seeing that you hold the cards.

詳細

holds the cards （ present singular third-person ）

holding the cards （ participle present ）

held the cards （ participle past ）

held the cards （ past ）