Meaning of up one's sleeves | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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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