a card up one's sleeve
1a card up one's sleeve — ► a card up one s sleeve Brit. a plan or asset that is kept secret until it is needed. Main Entry: ↑card …
2a card up one's sleeve — An advantageous factor or argument kept in reserve • • • Main Entry: ↑card …
3card up one's sleeve — {n. phr.}, {informal} Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. * /John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve./ * /Bill always has a card up his …
4card up one's sleeve — {n. phr.}, {informal} Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. * /John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve./ * /Bill always has a card up his …
5card\ up\ one's\ sleeve — n. phr. informal Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve. Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so… …
6card up one's sleeve — a plan or argument kept back to be produced if needed I think that he has a card up his sleeve and will be able to help us later …
7a card up one's sleeve — Brit. a plan or asset that is kept secret until it is needed. → card …
8in\ one's\ sleeve — • up one s sleeve • in one s sleeve adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly… …
9up\ one's\ sleeve — • up one s sleeve • in one s sleeve adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly… …
10up one's sleeve — or[in one s sleeve] {adv. phr.} 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. * /The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win./ 2. {informal} Kept secretly ready for… …
