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have/hold the whip hand
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have/hold the whip hand

to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation. So long as we rely on them for money, they have the whip hand.

See also: hand, hold, whip

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hold own
hold promise
hold sway
hold the fort
hold the key
hold the line
hold the purse strings

hold the whip hand
hold to
hold to ransom
hold tongue
hold up
hold water
hold with
hold/keep at arm's length

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