to hold the cards (third-person singular simple present holds the cards, present participle holding the cards, simple past and past participle held the cards)
(idiomatic) To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.

Lesson 18 Text A Christmas Cards It mas two weeks before Christmas. and Mrs Smith was very busy. She bought a lot of Christmas cards to send to her friends and to her husband's friends, and put them o

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Adrienne: So, Mary, what's in the basket there? 埃德里安娜:玛丽,那边的篮子里有什么? Mary: Oh, those are all the Christmas cards I received this year. 玛丽:哦,那些都是我今年收到的圣诞贺卡。 Adrienne: Oh, tha

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Adrienne: So, Mary, whats in the basket there? Mary: Oh, those are all the Christmas cards I received this year. Adrienne: Oh, thats a lot. Mary: Yeah, its quite a few. I had kind of an extensive list for people I would send cards to but in October m

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我们上次讲的两个习惯用语都同,card,纸牌有关。今天我们再学习两个同card这个词有关的习惯用语。我们先学:in the cards。如果您听见有人说某一件事情的时候使用了这个习惯用语,您就知道

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