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aces up one's sleeve

aces up one's sleeve is the plural of ace up one's sleeve.

Meaning of ace up one's sleeve

Noun

ace up one's sleeve (plural aces up one's sleeve)

  1. (idiomatic) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
    • SCP-7450 is an apocalyptic scenario where the Foundation has to resort to an ace up their sleeves and belief in a higher power solves the problem, but not in the way anyone would expect.2023 October 14, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-7450 - L is for Lamentations” (0:49 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2023

Questions about aces up one's sleeve

What is aces up one's sleeve the plural of?
Aces up one's sleeve is the plural of ace up one's sleeve.

Words near aces up one's sleeve in the dictionary

  1. aces of diamonds
  2. aces of hearts
  3. aces of spades
  4. aces of the deep
  5. aces out
  6. aces up one's sleeve
  7. aces-high
  8. acescence
  9. acescences
  10. acescency
  11. acescent

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