"have the upper hand" in German to have the upper hand Oberwasser haben im Vorteil sein in der besseren Position sein Detailed translations for "have the upper hand" to have the upper hand to have the upper hand(also: to have the whip hand) Oberwasser haben to have the upper hand(also: to have the whip hand) im Vorteil sein to have the upper hand(also: to have the whip hand) in der besseren Position sein