have/keep up your sleeve

have/keep up your sleeve
have/keep (something) up your sleeve
informal : to have/keep a secret method, trick, etc., that you can use when it is needed

The coach always keeps a few tricks up his sleeve.

They still have some surprises up their sleeves.

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Main Entry:sleeve

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  • keep something up your sleeve — have/keep sth up your ˈsleeve idiom to keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it • Actually I do have a few ideas up my sleeve. Main entry: ↑sleeveidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have/keep something up your sleeve — have/keep (something) up your sleeve informal : to have/keep a secret method, trick, etc., that you can use when it is needed The coach always keeps a few tricks up his sleeve. They still have some surprises up their sleeves. • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a card up your sleeve — phrase to have a secret advantage that you can use later She still has one card up her sleeve – she knows the director. Thesaurus: to be ready, or to get ready for somethingsynonym Main entry: card * * * have a card up your ˈsleeve idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a trick more tricks up your sleeve — have a ˈtrick, some more ˈtricks, etc. up your sleeve idiom to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary Main entry: ↑trickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a some more tricks up your sleeve — have a ˈtrick, some more ˈtricks, etc. up your sleeve idiom to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary Main entry: ↑trickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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