have a trick up (one's) sleeve



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have a trick up (one's) sleeve

To have a secret plan, idea, or advantage that can be utilized if and when it is required. A reference to cheating at a card game by hiding a favorable card up one's sleeve. I've got a few tricks up my sleeve if he decides to pursue legal action against me.
See also: have, sleeve, trick, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bessarion-Late Greek
Alexeyah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
SeverinZE-ve-reen (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ranka-Croatian
Eve[i:v]
Liz['liz]