card up one's sleeve

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Definition of card up one's sleeve words

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adjective

verb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
trump card — Cards. trump1 (def 1a).
ace up one's sleeve — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
ace in the hole — Something that is an ace in the hole is an advantage which you have over an opponent or rival, and which you can use if necessary.
recourse — access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.

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