"trick up one's sleeve" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-trick up one's sleeve.ogg [Australia] Forms: tricks up one's sleeve [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tricks up one's sleeve|head=trick up one's sleeve}} trick up one's sleeve (plural tricks up one's sleeve)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of ace up one's sleeve Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: ace up one's sleeve [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-trick_up_one's_sleeve-en-noun-PLOcLyDe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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