“Have an ace up your sleeve”
WorkDefiniție
A avea un avantaj sau un plan secret pe care îl poți folosi atunci când este nevoie.
English: To have a secret advantage or plan that you can use when needed.
Exemple
Exemple
1 / 2“Our team has an ace up its sleeve: a prototype no one has seen yet.”
Echipa noastră are un avantaj secret: un prototip pe care nimeni nu l-a văzut încă.
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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.
Echipa noastră are un avantaj secret: un prototip pe care nimeni nu l-a văzut încă.
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 a avea un avantaj sau un plan secret pe care îl poți folosi atunci când este nevoie.
- 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.