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"etymology_text": "From the dishonest hiding of a high-value ace card for use during play, e.g. in the game of poker.",
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"A surprise advantage of which others are not aware."
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"(idiomatic) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware."
],
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"word": "ace in the hole"
},
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"word": "trick up one's sleeve"
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{
"alt": "bei³ mat⁶ wong⁴ paai⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "秘密王牌"
},
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"code": "nan-hbl",
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"roman": "pì-bi̍t ông-pâi",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
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"word": "秘密王牌"
},
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"roman": "mìmì wángpái",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "秘密王牌"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "Eso v rukávu"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "Trump tagataskust"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "ässä hihassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "joker"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "as dans la manche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "atout dans la manche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "avoir un atout dans sa manche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "garder un atout dans sa manche"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ass im Ärmel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Trumpf im Ärmel"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "asso nella manica"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kirifuda",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "切り札"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "okunote",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "奥の手"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "ess i ermet"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "as w rękawie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carta nas mangas"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "ás na manga"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kozyrʹ",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "козырь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tuz v rukavé",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "туз в рукаве́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kozýrnája kárta",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "козы́рна́я ка́рта"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "кец у рукаву"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "as en la manga"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "as bajo la manga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "äss i rockärmen"
}
]
}
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"glosses": [
"A surprise advantage of which others are not aware."
],
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},
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"alt": "bei³ mat⁶ wong⁴ paai⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "秘密王牌"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "pì-bi̍t ông-pâi",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "秘密王牌"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mìmì wángpái",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "秘密王牌"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "Eso v rukávu"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "Trump tagataskust"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "ässä hihassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "joker"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "as dans la manche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "atout dans la manche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "avoir un atout dans sa manche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "garder un atout dans sa manche"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ass im Ärmel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trumpf im Ärmel"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "asso nella manica"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kirifuda",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "切り札"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "okunote",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "奥の手"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "ess i ermet"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "as w rękawie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carta nas mangas"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "ás na manga"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kozyrʹ",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "козырь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tuz v rukavé",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "туз в рукаве́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kozýrnája kárta",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "козы́рна́я ка́рта"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "кец у рукаву"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "as en la manga"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "as bajo la manga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a surprise of which others are not aware",
"word": "äss i rockärmen"
}
],
"word": "ace up one's sleeve"
}
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