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
SaraiSER-ie (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Sheona-Scottish
Mani (1)-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada
Branislava-Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
Gundisalvus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Aleksandru-Medieval Slavic