“Have an ace up your sleeve”
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Có một lợi thế hoặc kế hoạch bí mật mà bạn có thể sử dụng khi cần thiết.
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.”
Nhóm của chúng tôi có một lợi thế bí mật: một nguyên mẫu mà chưa ai từng thấy.
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.
Nhóm của chúng tôi có một lợi thế bí mật: một nguyên mẫu mà chưa ai từng thấy.
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 dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Have an ace up your sleeve" mean?
- "Have an ace up your sleeve" means có một lợi thế hoặc kế hoạch bí mật mà bạn có thể sử dụng khi cần thiết.
- 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.