“Have an ace up your sleeve”
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Para magkaroon ng sikretong kalamangan o plano na magagamit mo kung kinakailangan.
English: To have a secret advantage or plan that you can use when needed.
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1 / 2“Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet.”
Ang aming koponan ay may isang lihim na kalamangan: isang prototype na wala pang nakakakita.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet.Compare with the original example
Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet.
Ang aming koponan ay may isang lihim na kalamangan: isang prototype na wala pang nakakakita.
Write a two-line conversation using “Have an ace up your sleeve”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Have an ace up your sleeve" mean?
- "Have an ace up your sleeve" means para magkaroon ng sikretong kalamangan o plano na magagamit mo kung kinakailangan.
- How do you use "Have an ace up your sleeve" in a sentence?
- Example: "Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet."
- Should I interpret "Have an ace up your sleeve" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.