winning hand

English

Noun

winning hand (plural winning hands)

1. A handful of cards held by a player that beats all others in a card game.
   • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 45:

     On the face of it, "Condor" has quite a winning hand. It offers a fast transit that no road vehicle can touch for door-to-door speed.

Translations

winning hand

• Finnish: voittokäsi
• French: main gagnante f
• Italian: mano vincente f