have an ace up one’s sleeve



have an ace up one’s sleeve

tv. to have something useful in reserve; to have a special trick available. (Have got can replace have.) I still have an ace up my sleeve that you don’t know about.
See also: ace, have, sleeve, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gracianagrah-THYAH-nah (Spanish), grah-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-nə (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Juozas-Lithuanian
Ransom['rænsəm]
Godelievekho-də-LEE-vəDutch
Eyal-Hebrew
Hedvika-Czech, Slovene