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- trick up (one's) sleeve
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Dzvezdan | | - | Macedonian |
Tamati | | - | Maori |
MaËLle | | - | French, Breton |
Vragi | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
Ansley | | - | English (Modern) |
Mare | | MAH-re (Croatian) | Estonian, Slovene, Macedonian, Croatian |