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быть хозяином положения stresses
gen.	have the ball at feet; have the game in hands; have the staff in own hand; have taped; have all the trumps in hand; ride the whirlwind; be in the driver's seat (Anglophile); bear the bag; carry the bag; hold all the aces ("When I was an adolescent, I thought girls held all the aces." (CCDI) Alexander Demidov); be in control of the situation (Andrey Truhachev); be master of the situation; be the master of the situation (4uzhoj); have the game in one's hands
dipl.	gain the upper hand; get the upper hand
fig.	have all the trumps in one's hand; be in the driving seat (igisheva)
idiom.	have the upper hand; have the better of something (Bobrovska); have someone on the hip (VLZ_58); have all the cards in one's hand (Bobrovska); hold all the cards in one's hand (Bobrovska); hold the trump card (Bobrovska); have the trump card (Bobrovska)
Makarov.	be master of the situation; get someone, something taped; have the game in one's own hands; have something taped
mil.	have the situation in hand
polit.	hold the upper hand (A.Rezvov)
slang	run the store