“Have an ace up your sleeve”
WorkDefinizione
Avere un vantaggio o un piano segreto da poter utilizzare al momento opportuno.
English: To have a secret advantage or plan that you can use when needed.
Esempi
Esempi
1 / 2“Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet.”
Il nostro team ha un vantaggio segreto: un prototipo che nessuno ha ancora visto.
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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.
Il nostro team ha un vantaggio segreto: un prototipo che nessuno ha ancora visto.
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?
Check the expression in a dictionaryDomande frequenti
- What does "Have an ace up your sleeve" mean?
- "Have an ace up your sleeve" means avere un vantaggio o un piano segreto da poter utilizzare al momento opportuno.
- 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.