יָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, יָצָא וְיָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

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

הגדרה (אנגלית)

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)