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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arvid	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rohan (1)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
BolÍVar	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Lugaid	-	Irish Mythology
GlÁUcia	-	Portuguese
Innokenti	-	Russian