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Card up your sleeve What does Card up your sleeve mean?	If you have a card up your sleeve, you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right.
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take one`s hat off to (someone) What does "take one`s hat off to (someone)" mean?	to admire/respect/praise someone	You have to take your hat off to our boss. He has built his company from almost nothing.
piece of ass What does "piece of ass" mean?	potential partner for sex (usually a woman)
get a slap on the wrist What does "get a slap on the wrist" mean?	to receive a light punishment for doing something wrong	The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist and decided not to punish him severely for his crime.
Put you in the picture What does "Put you in the picture" mean?	If you put someone in the picture, you tell them the information they need to know about something.
greasy spoon What does "greasy spoon" mean?	a small and cheap eating place with basic but not great food	We went to a greasy spoon for breakfast because the other restaurants were closed.
dead What does "dead" mean?	extremely; totally; completely (used with adjectives to give emphasis).	You're dead wrong about that.

make a bed What does "make a bed" mean?	arrange the sheets and blankets of a bed neatly	My mother always told me to make my bed when I was a child.
on the air What does "on the air" mean?	being broadcast on radio or TV	That television program has been on the air for three years now.
hot number What does "hot number" mean?	sexually appealing person (usually a woman)
have a stroke What does "have a stroke" mean?	to suddenly become (partially or totally) paralyzed because of an interruption in the blood supply to the brain	The truck driver had a stroke just before the accident on the highway.

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Card Up Your Sleeve Idiom