词汇 | have all the aces |
释义 | Idiom have 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. have all the acesTo be in a position of power or control over someone or something else. Likened to having the best hand in a card game. He's bigger than me, and stronger, and faster—he just has all the aces. have/hold (all) the ˈaces(also hold all the ˈcards) be in a controlling position because you have certain advantages over another person: The Labour Party candidate holds all the aces — he’s local and well liked. |
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