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sleeve

 
 
/sliːv/ noun [C]

Translation

the part of a jacket, shirt, etc that covers your arm
yen, elbise kolu
He rolled up his sleeves to do the dishes.829
have sth up your sleeve informal to have a secret plan
gizli plânı olmak, bir bildiği olmak, kozu olmak, bir şeytanlık düşünmek
They were worried he might have another nasty surprise up his sleeve.1115
(Definition of sleeve noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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