- get or have the drop on
- idi get or have the drop ona) to aim and be ready to shoot a gun at (an antagonist) before the other person's gun can be drawnb) to get or have at a disadvantage
From formal English to slang. 2014.
get or have the drop on
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Have the drop on — get or have at a disadvantage … Dictionary of Australian slang
have the drop on — Australian Slang get or have at a disadvantage … English dialects glossary
get the drop on one — (US) 1. To be ready to shoot first 2. Hence to have at a disadvantage • • • Main Entry: ↑drop … Useful english dictionary
Get the drop on — get or have at a disadvantage … Dictionary of Australian slang
get the drop on — Australian Slang get or have at a disadvantage … English dialects glossary
drop — droplike, adj. /drop/, n., v., dropped or dropt, dropping. n. 1. a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule. 3. a very small… … Universalium
drop — /drɒp / (say drop) noun 1. a small quantity of liquid which falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a mass. 3. a. a very small quantity of liquid. b. a small drink,… …
drop — [[t]drɒp[/t]] n. v. dropped, drop•ping 1) a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; liquid globule 2) the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule 3) a very small quantity of liquid 4) a minute… … From formal English to slang
drop — [dräp] n. [ME drope < OE dropa, akin to ON drūpa, DROOP, Ger triefen: for IE base see DRIP] 1. a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical, as when falling 2. a very small quantity of liquid 3. [pl.] liquid medicine taken or applied… … English World dictionary
To have the higher upper hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
