an ace up one's sleeve

an ace up one's sleeve
разг.
(an ace up one's sleeve (амер. an или one's ace in the hole))
"козырь про запас", скрытое преимущество (обыкн. употр. с гл. to have) [have an ace up one's sleeve разновидность выражения have smth. up one's sleeve; см. have smth. up one's sleeve]

But you've thought of it from one angle. I have another ace in the hole. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Instrument’, ch. II) — Но ты рассмотрел все это под одним углом зрения. У меня же имеется еще одно дополнительное соображение.

Harold did not always spill the beans at once; he would bide his time and adopt a sphinx-like air. Sometimes he went to bed with whatever ace he had still up his sleeve. (L. P. Hartley, ‘A Perfect Woman’, ch. XXVI) — Гарольд не всегда спешил выкладывать все, что у него было на уме. Иногда он удалялся почивать с непроницаемым видом сфинкса, приберегая еще не пущенный в игру козырь до более подходящего момента.

...it is difficult to find even references to the committee. Evidently it served as an "ace in the hole", that was never needed. (R. Miller, ‘Dag Hammarskjold and Crisis Diplomacy’, ch. VII) — ...трудно найти какие-либо указания на то, что эта комиссия существовала. Видимо, она была чем-то вроде "козыря про запас", который так и не пригодился.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • ace up one's sleeve (or N. Amer. in the hole) — something effective kept in reserve. → ace …   English new terms dictionary

  • ace up one's sleeve — ► ace up one s sleeve a plan or piece of information kept secret until required. Main Entry: ↑ace …   English terms dictionary

  • an ace up one's sleeve — or an ace in the hole A decisive but hidden advantage • • • Main Entry: ↑ace * * * an ace up one s sleeve (or in the hole) a plan or piece of information kept secret until it becomes necessary to use it …   Useful english dictionary

  • ace up one's sleeve — noun A surprise advantage of which others are not aware …   Wiktionary

  • have an ace up one’s sleeve — tv. to have something useful in reserve; to have a special trick available. (Have got can replace have.) □ I still have an ace up my sleeve that you don’t know about. □ I don’t have an ace up my sleeve. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • have an ace up one's sleeve — be in a superior position, have the advantage …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ace — ► NOUN 1) a playing card with a single spot on it, the highest card in its suit in most games. 2) informal a person who is very good at a particular activity. 3) Tennis a service that an opponent is unable to return. 4) Golf a hole in one. ►… …   English terms dictionary

  • ace — /eɪs / (say ays) noun 1. a single spot or mark on a card or die. 2. Cards a playing card marked with a single spot, in most games counting as highest, lowest, or either, in its suit. 3. Dice a die or the face of a die marked with a single spot. 4 …  

  • ace — /ays/, n., v., aced, acing, adj. n. 1. a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand. 2. a single spot or mark on a playing card or die. 3. (in tennis, badminton,… …   Universalium

  • ace — noun 1》 a playing card with a single spot on it, the highest card in its suit in most games. 2》 informal a person who excels at a particular activity. 3》 Tennis a service that an opponent is unable to return. 4》 Golf a hole in one. adjective… …   English new terms dictionary

  • ACE — n. & adj. n. 1 a a playing card, domino, etc., with a single spot and generally having the value one or in card games the highest value in each suit. b a single spot on a playing card etc. 2 a a person who excels in some activity. b Aeron. a… …   Useful english dictionary


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