1 Their opponents had the whip hand and it was useless to resist.

2 The new captain soon got the whip hand over the crew.

3 These days the shopper has the whip hand, and will not buy if stores fail to lower their prices.

4 She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist.

5 Once again men get the whip hand; they can exercise paternal rights or evade parental responsibilities-as they choose.

6 Have the whip hand of of sb.

7 He had the whip hand throughout the debate.

8 The team, holding the whip hand , seemed to relax midway through the first half.

9 A silent woman has always the whip hand of a talker.

10 A clever person frequently gets the whip hand over others.

11 The other team , holding the whip hand , seemed to relax midway through the first half.

12 During the last decade the right wing of the party has held the whip hand.

13 This caused a big row, but the union, as the far bigger partner, had the whip hand.

14 With the advent of term limits in the state Legislature, Orange County will have the whip hand.

15 When it comes to checkers, my son - in - law generally has the whip hand.