占上风zhàn shàng fēng

come off the victor;come out on top; gain (/get) ascendancy over; gain(/get) the upper hand; have advantage over; have the whiphand over (/of) sb; prevail over
❍ 他既然没有面子，自然就是中国有个面子，也就是占了上风了。(鲁迅《且介亭杂文·说 “面子”》 100) If he lost face that meant that China gained face and come off the victor.

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