hold all of the aces

A form of hold the cards — To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.

Meanings

verbhold all of the aces (third-person singular simple present holds all of the aces, present participle holding all of the aces, simple past and past participle held all of the aces)

present singular third person holds all of the aces · participle present holding all of the aces · participle past held all of the aces · past held all of the aces

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hold the cards.
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