card up sleeve



card up (one's) sleeve

A secret resource or plan held in reserve: a tough negotiator who had a number of cards up his sleeve.
See also: card, sleeve, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sans-Medieval Spanish
Eberardo-Spanish
Paki-Southern African, Xhosa
Izar-Basque
Mukta-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Dicun-Medieval English