Have An Ace Up One's Sleeve Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have An Ace Up One's Sleeve Idiom mean?

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have an ace up one's sleeve What does have an ace up one's sleeve mean?	have something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up his or her sleeve to use against an opponent)	I have an ace up my sleeve which should help me when I meet my boss tomorrow.
have an ace up one's sleeve What does have an ace up one's sleeve mean?	something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up their sleeve to use against an opponent)	something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up their sleeve to use against an opponent)When the football players were ready to go on strike, the team owners had an ace up their s
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two bricks shy of a load What does "two bricks shy of a load" mean?	to be not very smart or clever	The man is two bricks shy of a load and he is very hard to deal with.
go into effect What does "go into effect" mean?	a law or rule becomes effective or in use	The new parking law will go into effect at midnight.
Right up your street What does "Right up your street" mean?	If something is ideal for you, it is right up your street.
go under the knife What does "go under the knife" mean?	to have surgery	My father will go under the knife on Monday.
wack What does "wack" mean?	stupid; embarrassing.	That's just wack. No way it's real.
lose out on (something) What does "lose out on (something)" mean?	fail to get or take part in something	He lost out on a chance to go to Mexico City because he was too busy with other things.

let (something) pass What does "let (something) pass" mean?	let something go unnoticed or unchallenged	I didn't like what my friend said to me but I decided to let it pass.
in debt What does "in debt" mean?	owing money	The woman is in debt to the furniture store.
freeze What does "freeze" mean?	ignore or reject somebody

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Have An Ace Up One's Sleeve Idiom