ace up one's sleeve en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the dishonest hiding of a high-value ace card for use during play, e.g. in the game of poker.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
SCP-7450 is an apocalyptic scenario where the Foundation has to resort to an ace up their sleeves and belief in a higher power solves the problem, but not in the way anyone would expect.
2023 October 14, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-7450 - L is for Lamentations” (0:49 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aces up one's sleeve | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ace in the hole · trick up one's sleeve
Translations (27)
et Trump tagataskust (a surprise of which others are not aware) · ja 奥の手 (a surprise of which others are not aware) · sv äss i rockärmen (a surprise of which others are not aware) · es as bajo la manga (a surprise of which others are not aware) · ru туз в рукаве́ (a surprise of which others are not aware) · de Trumpf im Ärmel (a surprise of which others are not aware) · ru козы́рна́я ка́рта (a surprise of which others are not aware) · pt ás na manga (a surprise of which others are not aware) · pl as w rękawie (a surprise of which others are not aware) · fi ässä hihassa (a surprise of which others are not aware) · fr as dans la manche (a surprise of which others are not aware) · es as en la manga (a surprise of which others are not aware) · yue 秘密王牌 (a surprise of which others are not aware) · cmn 秘密王牌 (a surprise of which others are not aware) · fr garder un atout dans sa manche (a surprise of which others are not aware) · ru козырь (a surprise of which others are not aware) · de Ass im Ärmel (a surprise of which others are not aware) · ja 切り札 (a surprise of which others are not aware) · cs Eso v rukávu (a surprise of which others are not aware) · fr avoir un atout dans sa manche (a surprise of which others are not aware) · fr joker (a surprise of which others are not aware) · fr atout dans la manche (a surprise of which others are not aware) · pt carta nas mangas (a surprise of which others are not aware) · sh кец у рукаву (a surprise of which others are not aware) · nan-hbl 秘密王牌 (a surprise of which others are not aware) · it asso nella manica (a surprise of which others are not aware) · no ess i ermet (a surprise of which others are not aware)