Frequency rank: 5,514. – 5,519.
- trump card
- ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- trump card
- ace up one's sleeve
- secret weapon
This refers to a special advantage or resource that can be used to gain a favorable outcome, especially in a challenging situation.
He used his trump card in the meeting to gain approval for the project.
This expression is similar to "trump card," but often implies a hidden advantage that is not immediately obvious to others.
She prepared an ace up her sleeve before the midterm exam.
This indicates a unique or special strategy, tactic, or resource that someone keeps in reserve to achieve success or overcome obstacles.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きりふだ切り札をもつ持つto have a trump cardきりふだ切り札をつかう使うto use a trump cardきりふだ切り札をきる切るto play one's trump cardきりふだ切り札としてつかう使うto use as a trump cardしょうぶ勝負のきりふだ切り札the trump card in the matchさいご最後のきりふだ切り札the final trump cardきりふだ切り札をだす出すto reveal a trump cardきりふだ切り札をあかす明かすto disclose a trump cardきりふだ切り札があるto have an ace up one's sleeveかくされた隠されたきりふだ切り札a hidden trump card
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Example sentences
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1. きごう「せがのびて背が伸びてはいらない入らないわよねきごう」きごう「そう、だんじて断じてふとった太ったわけではないきごう!きごう」きごう「せいちょう成長したというべんり便利なことば言葉はわれわれ我々のきりふだ切り札きごう」
"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
Keep that ace up your sleeve. If you're going to show it, have another even further up.
I'm sure he has something up his sleeve.