“Have an ace up your sleeve”
Work정의
필요할 때 사용할 수 있는 비밀스러운 이점이나 계획을 갖는 것.
English: To have a secret advantage or plan that you can use when needed.
예문
예문들
1 / 2“Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet.”
우리 팀에게는 비밀스러운 이점이 하나 있습니다. 바로 아직 아무도 보지 못한 시제품이죠.
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.
우리 팀에게는 비밀스러운 이점이 하나 있습니다. 바로 아직 아무도 보지 못한 시제품이죠.
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 dictionary자주 묻는 질문
- What does "Have an ace up your sleeve" mean?
- "Have an ace up your sleeve" means 필요할 때 사용할 수 있는 비밀스러운 이점이나 계획을 갖는 것.
- 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.