"hold all the cards" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 掌握全部主动权
• 占据一切优势

Definition

在某个情境中完全掌控局势或拥有所有优势。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于惯用语，口语表达，常用于形容商业、谈判或竞争场合中的主导地位。不是指真正的牌。与“掌握主动权”类似。

Examples

She holds all the cards in these negotiations.

她在这些谈判中**掌握全部主动权**。

Right now, the company holds all the cards.

目前，公司**占据一切优势**。

If you finish all your work early, you hold all the cards.

如果你提前完成所有工作，你就**掌握全部主动权**。

Don't worry, we hold all the cards going into this meeting.

别担心，这次会议我们**占据一切优势**。

He acts like he holds all the cards, but he doesn’t know the whole story.

他表现得好像**掌握全部主动权**，但其实不知道全部情况。

After the promotion, she suddenly held all the cards at work.

升职后，她突然**掌握全部主动权**了。