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词组 hold all the cards
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Idiom
hold all the cardshave/hold all the cards
to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages.
There isn't much hope of him getting custody of the children - as far as the law goes, she holds all the cards.
idiomhold all the cards(also hold most of the cards)to have all or most of the advantages in a particular situation so that you can control what happens:She knew her argument wasn't very strong, and anyway it wouldn't matter what she said because Donner held all the cards.The Americans hold most of the cards in the technology for this kind of circuitry, controlling 85 per cent of the £100m worldwide market.

hold (all) the cards

To be in a position of power or control over someone or something else. The phrase alludes to having the best cards in a card game (which would lead to victory). Now that Charlotte knows about us, she holds all the cards—I imagine it won't be long until she tells my wife what she saw. I saw my brother break the vase, so I hold the cards right now and can get him to do anything I want.

hold all the cards

be in the strongest or most advantageous position.
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