get the whip hand over someone

• 占优势；处于支配地位；支配某人；控制某人；对某人占上风

get the whip hand over someone的用法和样例：

例句

1. The Democrats hold the edge in the Senate.
   民主党人在参议院中占优势。
2. The tide turned and the champion prevailed.
   情势改变了而冠军占优势。
3. I tried to get them to change their minds but the opponents to the proposal held all the aces and I was outvoted.
   我想使他们改变主意，但该建议的反对者们却处于支配地位，结果我在投票中失势了。