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Ace up your sleep

Ace up your sleep

Ace has many meanings. It can mean very good as an adjective and card A as a noun. Sleeve means sleeve. What does it mean to have a card A in the sleeve? In today's Idiom Expression topic, Old Roast Duck Editor will explain the meaning of this expression in detail, hoping to help more students who are preparing for oral IELTS.

The expression originated in the 15th century, when people wore clothes without pockets. Therefore, people usually hide things in their sleeves. Later, magicians also put objects into their sleeves, and sometimes even put small living things (such as mice) into them, and then pulled them out of the sleeves at an appropriate time to surprise their audience. In the 18th century, some dishonest card players liked to drop a trump card from their sleeves (usually card A) when playing cards.

Later, people used this expression to convey the meaning of a sharp or secret advantage, especially something tricky that is kept hidden until needed）。

example sentence:

I’m not sure how Tom is going to convince his father to buy him a computer, but I believe he has an ace up his sleeve.

I'm not sure how Tom will persuade his father to buy him a computer, but I believe he has a way.

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