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
Hovhannes-Armenian
CampbellKAM-bəlScottish
Tenney-Medieval English
Nicole[ni'kəul]
Jabril-Arabic
Margaridamar-ga-REE-də (Portuguese)Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan