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
CaitrÍOnakah-TREE-naIrish
Augustine (1)AW-gəs-teen, ə-GUS-tinEnglish
Lovrenco-Croatian (Rare)
Berg[bə:g]
LuÍSaloo-EE-zəPortuguese
Devaraja-Hinduism