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
Archbold	['a:tʃbəuld]
Gurutz	-	Basque
Naira	-	Native American, Quechua, Aymara
Nana (1)	-	Greek
Gijsbert	KHIES-bərt	Dutch
Taj	-	Arabic