up one's sleeves

Definitions

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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