corner the market

verb

Definitions

  1. To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.

  2. To have exclusive possession

    To have exclusive possession; to possess something to a high or excessive degree.

    • It will not do to say that the Irish have a monopoly on stupidity, yet there have been times when I thought they nearly cornered the market.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA