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22 January
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What does SO YOU HAD A CARD UP YOUR SLEEVE THIS ENTIRE TIME. mean?
What does SO YOU HAD A CARD UP YOUR SLEEVE THIS ENTIRE TIME. mean?
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- English (US)
- Spanish (Mexico)
it means to have a secret plan that you can surprise someone with or a trick :)
- English (US)
@elkhashabhabiba
To explain, here is an example:
تعرف دائماً ما الذي تريده بالضبط وكم عدد الكروت التى تحتاجها في أكمامك لتربح
‘الورقة مِن كُمك’ Card up your sleeve.
In english, it means to be sneaky or hiding something.
‘Hiding something’ example: أنتِ تخفين شيئاً يا "جين"؟
In conclusion! the sentence “so you’ve had a card up your sleeve this entire time” = كان لديك بطاقة في جعبتك طوال هذا الوقت
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
"Have an ace/a card up (one's) sleeve" means to "have a secret plan, idea, or advantage that can be utilized if and when it is required."
A reference to cheating at a card game by hiding a favorable card up one's sleeve.
For example,
She has an ace/a card up her sleeve if they ever try to fire her, since she knows about the boss's unscrupulous business practices.
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