To have the upper hand; to come out on top/ to have (gain) the upper hand/ to have an advantage over

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To have the upper hand; to come out on top/ to have (gain) the upper hand/ to have an advantage over

He is the winner. He has the advantage over his fellow. His position is better than his friend's.

("One who goes down to his fellow's ruin and rebuilds it without permission—he is assessed, and he is at a disadvantage; one who goes down with permission—he is assessed, and he has the upper hand" — Tosefta, Tractate Bava Kamma (Lieberman), chapter 10, 7. And likewise: "It is better for me to return the whole city to chaos and void and be buried together with it, provided that I have the upper hand!" — Shalom Aleichem / Adam Ba'al Kevah, 75. And likewise: "Sometimes a dispute breaks out between them, and whoever has the upper hand locks the bathhouse and takes the key with him" — Agnon / Only Yesterday, 218)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, יָצָא וְיָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה

Definition (Hebrew)

הוּא הַמְּנַצֵּחַ. הוּא בַּעַל יִתְרוֹן עַל חֲבֵרוֹ. מַצָּבוֹ טוֹב יוֹתֵר מִשֶּׁל חֲבֵרוֹ.

("הַיּוֹרֵד לְחֻרְבָּתוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ וּבְנָאָהּ שֶׁלֹּא בִּרְשׁוּת- שָׁמִין לוֹ וְיָדוֹ עַל הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה הַיּוֹרֵד בִּרְשׁוּת שָׁמִין לוֹ וְיָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה"- תּוֹסֶפְתָּא מַסֶּכֶת בָּבָא קַמָּא (לִיבֶּרְמָן) פֶּרֶק י ז, וְכֵן:"נוֹחַ לִי לְהַחֲזִיר אֶת כָּל הָעִיר כֻּלָּהּ לְתֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וּלְהִקָּבֵר יַחַד עִמָּהּ, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁתִּהְיֶה יָדִי עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה!"- שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ אָדָם בַּעַל קֵבָה, עה, וְכֵן:"פְּעָמִים נוֹפֶלֶת מַחְלֹקֶת בְּאֶחָד מֵהֶם וְכָל שֶׁיָּדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה נוֹעֵל אֶת הַמֶּרְחָץ וְנוֹטֵל עִמּוֹ אֶת הַמַּפְתֵּחַ"- עַגְנוֹן/ תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם, 218)

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