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Definition of cards up his sleeve

cards up (one's) sleeve

noun - plural

  • yet unrevealed techniques to solve a problem.
                                                        

    Citation from "Good Advices", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'card':

Definitions include: to ask for a person's identification (e.g. driver's license) for proof of age.
Definitions include: enthusiastic.
Definitions include: a person who is good at card games.
Definitions include: See cards up (one's) sleeve.
Definitions include: destined to be.
Definitions include: tubing used to siphon gasoline.
Definitions include: statement used to suggest that the person has more important things to do and will be unable to accept an invitation.
Definitions include: to be at least mentally average.
Definitions include: one's virginity
Definitions include: an uncertain thing.

Other terms relating to 'sleeve':

Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: See cards up (one's) sleeve.
Definitions include: a tattoo that covers all or much of a person's arm.
Definitions include: to be unable to conceal one's affections.
Definitions include: Female gentalia with a particularly generous labia.

Other terms relating to 'up':

Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: to misbehave.
Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
Definitions include: to increase.
Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
Definitions include: to mess up.
Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
Definitions include: to make something like ass.
Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
Definitions include: stupid.
Definitions include: strange / stupid.

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