Meaning of ace up one's sleeve | Babel Free
Definitions
A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Italiano
asso nella manica
Polski
as w rękawie
Examples
“SCP-7450 is an apocalyptic scenario where the Foundation has to resort to an ace up their sleeves and belief in a higher power solves the problem, but not in the way anyone would expect.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.