"up one's sleeves" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2010 July 30, Gerrick D. Kennedy, “TCA Press Tour: Jimmy Fallon has a few tricks up his sleeves for the Emmys”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2025:",
          "text": "With Fallon’s trademark off-brand humor, it’s only natural to assume that each Emmy winner would end up licking their statuette for $10. While we’re not sure this is the case, Fallon did assure us that everything he has up his sleeves has gotten NBC’s stamp of approval.",
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          "ref": "2012 March 28, Heidi Stephens, “The Apprentice 2012 episode two: live blog”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2025:",
          "text": "Whatever amazing gizmos our business superstars have up their sleeves tonight, there are a few things we can be sure of: the products will be rubbish, the presentations will be a giant festival of cringe, and any orders received will be entirely imaginary.",
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          "ref": "2020 September 15, Michael Russo, “Jonas Brodin’s deal sets the stage for a Wild offseason that should be eventful”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024:",
          "text": "It will be interesting to see how the rest of the offseason shapes up and what else Guerin has up his sleeves.",
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          "text": "With Fallon’s trademark off-brand humor, it’s only natural to assume that each Emmy winner would end up licking their statuette for $10. While we’re not sure this is the case, Fallon did assure us that everything he has up his sleeves has gotten NBC’s stamp of approval.",
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          "text": "Whatever amazing gizmos our business superstars have up their sleeves tonight, there are a few things we can be sure of: the products will be rubbish, the presentations will be a giant festival of cringe, and any orders received will be entirely imaginary.",
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