| 单词 | to play one's best card |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play one's best card b. to play one's best card: to use the most effective strategy or resource one has in attempting to achieve one's objective. ΚΠ 1715 T. D'Urfey in Pill to purge State-melancholy 115 O Lewis, at last, thou hast play'd thy best Card. 1844 Morning Post 25 Mar. 2/3 We really believe, that in bringing out Mr. Cardwell upon the occasion..the Ministers played their best card. 1920 M. Webb House in Dormer Forest xx. 252 ‘If you will give up Michael,’ said Catherine, returning to her point and playing her best card, ‘I will give him up, too.’ 2005 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 23 June. 24 The threat of an Asian walkout was probably Japan's best card to play for a better deal. < as lemmas |
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