ace up one's sleeve
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ace up one's sleeve
Where it comes from
From the dishonest hiding of a high-value ace card for use during play, e.g. in the game of poker.
noun aces up one's sleeve
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A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
SCP-7450 is an apocalyptic scenario where the Foundation has to resort to an ace up their sleeves and belief in a higher power solves the problem, but not in the way anyone would expect.
Similar: ace in the hole, trick up one's sleeve
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noun a surprise of which others are not aware
| Español | as en la manga, as bajo la manga |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 切り札 kirifuda, 奥の手 okunote |
| 中文 | 秘密王牌 mìmì wángpái |
| Português | carta nas mangas, ás na manga |
| Français | joker, as dans la manche, atout dans la manche, avoir un atout dans sa manche, garder un atout dans sa manche |
| Deutsch | Ass im Ärmel, Trumpf im Ärmel |
| Italiano | asso nella manica |
| Русский | козырь kozyrʹ, туз в рукаве́ tuz v rukavé, козы́рна́я ка́рта kozýrnája kárta |
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