trick up (one's) sleeve



trick up (one's) sleeve

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: sleeve, trick, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Frigyes-Hungarian
Ognjan-Croatian, Serbian
LiekeLEE-kəDutch
Syed-Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Evelina[evi'lainə]
Aifric-Irish, Scottish