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
ÍVarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Raisa (1)	rah-EE-sah	Russian
Sroel	-	Yiddish
Vulfgang	-	Ancient Germanic
Afanen	a-VAN-en	Welsh (Rare)
Cherryl	SHER-əl, CHER-əl	English