possession is nine tenths of the law

成語所屬單字law

possession is nine tenths of the law — 慣用語

1. If you have or control something, it's hard for others to take it even if they h

1.慣用語
釋義

占有者為強

If you have or control something, it's hard for others to take it even if they have a legal right.

例句

Since she had the car keys, possession is nine tenths of the law.

The squatters argued that possession is nine tenths of the law.