a hole card



a hole card

  (American)
a secret advantage that is ready to use when you need it She still had one hole card to get out of police custody - a phone call to an influential friend.
See also: card, hole

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Charline-French
KaarinaKAH:-ree-nahFinnish
ChipCHIPEnglish
Bernie['bə:ni]
Salil-Arabic
Chanel[ʃa:'nel]