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an ace up your sleeve

(US also an ace in the hole)

Definition

secret knowledge or a secret skill that will give you an advantageAdvantage and disadvantage
(Definition of an ace up your sleeve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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