| 释义 |
idiomhave/keep sth up your sleeve(also have an ace/card/trick up your sleeve)to have a secret plan, advantage, or argument that you can use to be successful in a situation if other plans fail:Parham's a highly intelligent man, and I'm sure he's got something up his sleeve.Explaining the plan, Ross paused; he had an ace up his sleeve, but he wasn't sure whether to tell them yet.Her husband just laughed as though he still had a few tricks up his sleeve.NoteThis idiom comes from card games, in which someone could cheat by hiding a card in his sleeve (=the part of a shirt, coat etc that covers your arm) until he needed it.
|