| صيغ مركبة |
| gain the upper hand vi | (attain an advantage: over sb) | تكون له اليد الطولى في |
| | Whilst injuries have decimated the first choice team, an early goal has given them the upper hand. |
| get the upper hand v | (gain an advantage) | يتميّز على |
| | The game lasted for hours before one team got the upper hand. |
| have the upper hand vi | (have an advantage: over sb) | يمتلك اليد الطولى، يتميز بـ |
| have the upper hand vi | (be in control of sb) | يسيطر على |
| | The thief said "I guess this gun in my hand gives me the upper hand". |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism) | رواقية |
| | She felt like crying, but decided to keep a stiff upper lip. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) | تحفظ, اعتدال |
| upper arm n | (arm from shoulder to elbow) | عضد |
| upper body n | (body above the waist) | الجزء العلوي من الجسم |
| | The sweater covered her upper body, but her legs were cold. |
| upper bound n | (mathematics: greater or equal number) | عدد أكبر أو مساو |
| upper case, upper-case adj | (letters: capital) | مكتوب بحروف كبيرة |
| | The sign was printed in upper-case letters. |
| upper class n | (minor aristocracy) | الطبقة الأرستقراطية، الطبقة العليا |
| upper crust, upper-crust n | (wealthy class of people) | الأثرياء |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Only children from the upper crust go to that school. |
| upper deck n | (top level of a bus or boat) | طبقة الحافلة العليا |
| | We sat on the upper deck because there was more room. |
| upper extremity n | (arm) | الطرف العلوي، الذراع |
| upper hand n | (advantage) | ميزة |
| | | هيمنة، سيطرة، سلطة |
| | The arguments went to and fro, but finally one party gained the upper hand. |
| upper house n | (higher parliamentary chamber) بريطانيا | مجلس اللوردات |
| | The Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. |
| upper limit n | (maximum permitted) | الحد الأقصى |
| | He had reached the upper limit of his job's salary range. |
| upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | الطبقة المتوسطة الميسورة |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |
