Meaning of up one's sleeve | Babel Free

Definitions

Hidden and ready to be produced as needed; in reserve.

idiomatic

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Examples

“I have tried everything I can think of, and I don't have anything more up my sleeve.”

“"There may be things that you know which I do not. I have not pretended to be aware of all the details of your show. But equally I've got something up my sleeve that you don't know about. And that's where I mean to score. Danvers was a damned clever fellow——" He broke off as if he had said too much.”

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