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has the cards in one's hands

has the cards in one's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the cards in one's hands.

Meaning of have the cards in one's hands

Verb

have the cards in one's hands (third-person singular simple present has the cards in one's hands, present participle having the cards in one's hands, simple past and past participle had the cards in one's hands)

  1. To have the initiative for, or the means of, success; to be in a position to control the outcome.
    • Gogs bloud Iacke, haue we the cards in our hands?
      Lets take it vpon vs while we haue it.1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I
    Synonyms:
    have the cards

Questions about has the cards in one's hands

What is has the cards in one's hands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has the cards in one's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the cards in one's hands.

Words near has the cards in one's hands in the dictionary

  1. has the ball in one's court
  2. has the best of it
  3. has the biscuit
  4. has the blues
  5. has the cards
  6. has the cards in one's hands
  7. has the dirts with
  8. has the drains up
  9. has the drop on
  10. has the first idea
  11. has the floor

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