ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE (OR N. AMER. IN THE HOLE)

Meaning of ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE (OR N. AMER. IN THE HOLE) in English

ace up one's sleeve ( or N. Amer. in the hole)

something effective kept in reserve.

→ ace

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AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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SLEEVE — I. ˈslēv noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English slefe, sleve, from Old English slīefe; akin to …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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HOLE — I. ˈhōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, hole, hollow place, hold (of a ship), from Old English hol …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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SLEEVE — — sleevelike , adj. /sleev/ , n. , v. , sleeved, sleeving . n. 1. the part of a garment …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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HOLE — — holeless , adj. — holey , adj. /hohl/ , n. , v. , holed, holing . n. 1. an …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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ACE — /ays/ , n. , v. , aced, acing , adj. n. 1. a playing card or die marked with or …
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UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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ACE — I. ˈās noun Etymology: Middle English as, from Anglo-French, from Latin, unit, a copper coin Date: 14th century 1. a. …
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AMER — America; American
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UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
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SLEEVE — noun a narrow channel of water. 2. sleeve ·noun ·see sleave, untwisted thread. 3. sleeve ·noun a long bushing or …
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HOLE — vi to go or get into a hole. 2. hole ·adj whole. 3. hole ·noun to drive into a hole, …
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ACE — noun hence: a very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. 2. ace ·noun a unit; a …
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N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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SLEEVE — [sleeve] n [ME sleve, fr. OE sliefe; perh. akin to OE slefan to slip (clothes) on, slupan to slip, OHG …
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ACE — [ace] n [ME as, fr. MF, fr. L, unit, a copper coin] (14c) 1 a: a die face marked with …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
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'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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HOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun HOLLOW SPACE 1. [ C ] a hollow space in sth …
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ACE — / eɪs; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a playing card with a large single symbol on it, …
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UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
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SLEEVE — sleeve /sliːv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sliefe ] 1 . the part of a …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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HOLE — I. hole 1 S1 W2 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hol ] …
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ACE — I. ace 1 /eɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: as , from …
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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
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
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ACE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a playing-card, domino, etc., with a single spot and generally having the value 'one' …
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UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
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SLEEVE
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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HOLE — n. & v. n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
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ACE — n. & adj. n. 1 a a playing-card, domino, etc., with a single spot and generally having the value 'one' …
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SLEEVE
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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