gotten upper hand (verb) exceed: be superior to; surpass
Sinonime: beat, comb, ferret out,
find, forage, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grub,
hunt, inquire, leave no stone unturned, look for, look high and low, look up and down,
rake, ransack, rout,
rummage,
seek, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down
Antonime: ignore, overlook