have a card up your sleeve
Definition
› to have an advantage that other people do not know about: England have definitely been the weaker side, but I think they've still got one or two cards up their sleeve.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and trickingPlans and arrangements
(Definition of have a card up your sleeve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appointed adjective (DATE)
- arrangement noun (PLAN)
- blueprint noun
- bottom-up adjective
- campaign noun
- exit strategy noun
- game plan noun
- intention noun
- itinerary noun
- lock-in noun (FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT)
- package deal noun
- party line noun (POLITICS)
- plan noun (DECISION)
- planning noun (DECIDING)
- policy-making noun
- preparation noun (GETTING READY)
- programme noun (PLAN)
- project noun
- specification noun
- strategy noun
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