opening gambit

Fig. an opening movement, tactic, or statement which is made to secure a position that is to one's advantage. The rebel army's opening gambit was to bomb the city's business district. The prosecution's opening gambit was to call a witness who linked the defendant to the scene of the crime.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wendy	WEN-dee	English
Milka (2)	-	Biblical
Paquita	-	Spanish
Barbara	BAHR-bər-ə (English), BAHR-brə (English), BAHR-bah-rah (German), bahr-BAH-rah (Polish)	English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,
Afra (2)	-	Arabic
Shulamith	-	Hebrew