英语词汇“an ace up one's sleeve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. an ace up (or in) one's sleeve: an advantage so far concealed; something effective held in reserve; cf. to have in or up one's sleeve at sleeve n. 2b.In early use frequently as part of an extended metaphor.

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1849 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel & Gaz. 25 Dec. Although Mr. B. might not have an ace in his coat sleeve, yet he would find that many gentlemen in this House wore boots.]

1866 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 230 The stakes must fall to the gambler with..the ace in his sleeve.

1916 Electric Railway Jrnl. 4 Mar. 475/2 You tell a man your cards are all on the table and try to take him into your confidence, but unless he has confidence in you he suspects that there are some aces up your sleeve.

1977 Gramophone May 1762/3 The ace up the CBS sleeve..was the changeover from noisy, abrasive, brittle shellac to quiet, soft, unbreakable vinylite for the new disc material.

2005 T. R. Villelli Undoing 707 Just in case these clowns are better than I think they are, it wouldn't hurt to have an ace up my sleeve, like being able to announce that we've got their women in custody.

单词	an ace up one's sleeve
释义	> as lemmas an ace up (or in) one's sleeve b. an ace up (or in) one's sleeve: an advantage so far concealed; something effective held in reserve; cf. to have in or up one's sleeve at sleeve n. 2b.In early use frequently as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1849 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel & Gaz. 25 Dec. Although Mr. B. might not have an ace in his coat sleeve, yet he would find that many gentlemen in this House wore boots.] 1866 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 230 The stakes must fall to the gambler with..the ace in his sleeve. 1916 Electric Railway Jrnl. 4 Mar. 475/2 You tell a man your cards are all on the table and try to take him into your confidence, but unless he has confidence in you he suspects that there are some aces up your sleeve. 1977 Gramophone May 1762/3 The ace up the CBS sleeve..was the changeover from noisy, abrasive, brittle shellac to quiet, soft, unbreakable vinylite for the new disc material. 2005 T. R. Villelli Undoing 707 Just in case these clowns are better than I think they are, it wouldn't hurt to have an ace up my sleeve, like being able to announce that we've got their women in custody. extracted from acen.¹adj.¹int. < as lemmas
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