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词组 hold all the aces
释义
Idiom
hold all the aces
Theme: ADVANTAGE
to be in a favorable position; to be in a controlling position. (Slang. Refers to having possession of all four aces in a card game.)
How can I advance in my job when my enemy holds all the aces?If I held all the aces, I'd be able to do great things.

Slang
hold all the aces
Theme: CONTROL
tr. to be in control of everything.
The boss holds all the aces on this deal.I'll come out okay. I hold all the aces.
Idiom
hold all the aceshave/hold all the aces
to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages.
In the battle between road builders and environmentalists, the road builders seem to hold all the aces.
idiomhold all the acesto have all the advantages in a situation so that you are sure to be more successful than other people:Don't make the mistake of assuming that the interviewer holds all the aces - he is probably under as much pressure as you.At the moment, Americans hold most of the aces in that particular technology, but we're beginning to compete.

hold (all) the aces

To be in a position of power or control over someone or something due to having all the advantages or resources. Likened to having the best hand in a card game. He's bigger than me, and stronger, and faster—he just holds all the aces.

hold all the aces

 and hold all the cards
to be in a favorable position; to be in a controlling position. (Alludes to having possession of all four aces or all the high cards in a card game.) How can I advance in my career when my competitor holds all the aces? If I held all the aces, I'd be able to do great things. I tried to get my points across, but Joan held all the cards and the board voted for her plan.

hold all the aces

Also, hold all the trumps. Be in a winning position, as in We can't argue with Jeff; he holds all the aces, or If Jean refuses, he'll reveal that he holds all the trumps and force her to give in. These expressions allude to card games in which the ace or a trump card outranks all the others. Also see play one's cards right; trump card.

hold all the aces

If you hold all the aces, you have more advantages and more power than anyone else. When I was a teenager, I thought girls held all the aces. They hold all the aces; they are the champions and the best team in the country, and have a full-time manager. Note: In many card games, the ace is the card with the highest score.

hold all the aces

have all the advantages.

hold all the aces

tv. to be in control of everything. The boss holds all the aces on this deal.
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