A CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE

Meaning of A CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE in English

Brit.

a plan or asset that is kept secret until it is needed.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEVE — I. ˈslēv noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English slefe, sleve, from Old English slīefe; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARD — I. ˈkärd, ˈkȧd transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English carden, from Middle French carder, from carde 1. : …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEEVE — — sleevelike , adj. /sleev/ , n. , v. , sleeved, sleeving . n. 1. the part of a garment …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SLEEVE — noun a narrow channel of water. 2. sleeve ·noun ·see sleave, untwisted thread. 3. sleeve ·noun a long bushing or …
Webster English vocab
CARD — vt to clean or clear, as if by using a card. 2. card ·vi to play at cards; to game. …
Webster English vocab
SLEEVE — [sleeve] n [ME sleve, fr. OE sliefe; perh. akin to OE slefan to slip (clothes) on, slupan to slip, OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARD — / kɑːd; NAmE kɑːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun PAPER 1. [ U ] ( BrE ) thick stiff paper …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLEEVE — sleeve /sliːv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sliefe ] 1 . the part of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CARD — I. card 1 S1 W2 /kɑːd $ kɑːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: carte …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEEVE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CARD — n. & v. --n. 1 thick stiff paper or thin pasteboard. 2 a a flat piece of this, esp. for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEEVE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CARD — n. & v. n. 1 thick stiff paper or thin pasteboard. 2 a a flat piece of this, esp. for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CARD — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. thick stiff paper or thin pasteboard. 2 a a flat piece of this, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEVE — ( sleeves) 1. The sleeves of a coat, shirt, or other item of clothing are the parts that cover your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARD — ( cards) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A card is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coat sleeve ▪ The small boy was pulling at his mother's coat sleeve. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank card ▪ You can withdraw money using your bank card. a birthday …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLEEVE — (PROTECTIVE COVER) [noun] [C] [esp. UK] - a protective cover(UK) Can you put the record back in its sleeve (US …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLEEVE — See: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE, LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE, ROLL UP ONE'S SLEEVES, UP ONE'S …
Slang English vocab
SLEEVE — noun 1 piece of clothing that covers arm ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ left , right ▪ full , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
CARD — n. 1 playing-card, Slang pasteboard The winning card was the ten of diamonds 2 calling-card, visiting-card, carte de visite, business …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLEEVE — See: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE, LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE, ROLL UP ONE'S SLEEVES, UP ONE'S …
Словарь английских идиом
SLEEVE — A cylindrical insert. See liner , cylinder sleeve , dry liner , dry sleeve , and wet sleeve .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLEEVE — сущ. 1) рукав to turn/roll up one's sleeves ≈ засучить рукава; перен. приготовиться к борьбе, к работе 2) тех. втулка, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
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CARD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLEEVE — sleeve.ogg 1. sli:v n 1. рукав to turn /to roll/ up one's sleeves - засучить рукава sleeve insignia - воен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CARD
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLEEVE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CARD — 1) карта, карточка 2) перфорационная карта, перфокарта 3) (сменная) плата 4) кардочесальная машина 5) кардная лента • - add card …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SLEEVE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CARD — 1) карта, карточка 2) перфорационная карта, перфокарта 3) (сменная) плата 4) кардочесальная машина 5) кардная лента • - add card - air travel card - aperture card - binary …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SLEEVE — 1) втулка 2) машиностр. гармошка 3) гильза 4) манжета коллектора 5) муфта соединительная 6) ниппель 7) рукав 8) рукавной 9) сгон • roll changing sleeve — муфта для смены валков twisted …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CARD — 1) карта, карточка || карточный 2) билет, приглашение 3) членский билет 4) картушка компаса 5) текст. карда, кардная лента; чесальный аппарат 6) вчт. карта, плата 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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