have a card up sleeve



have a card up your sleeve

to have an advantage that other people do not know about I still had a card up my sleeve in the form of a letter from his father.
See also: card, have, sleeve, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Babirye-Eastern African, Ganda
Bayram-Turkish
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
SÍLvia-Portuguese, Catalan
Divina-English (Rare)
TrijntjeTRIEN-tyəDutch