- someone's ace in the hole
- ace in the hole & someone's ace in the holeFig. something important held in reserve. •
The twenty-dollar bill I keep in my shoe is my ace in the hole.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
someone's ace in the hole
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ace in the hole — {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it. * /When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from him./ 2.… … Dictionary of American idioms
ace in the hole — {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it. * /When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from him./ 2.… … Dictionary of American idioms
ace\ in\ the\ hole — n. phr. 1. An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it. When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from him. 2. informal… … Словарь американских идиом
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ace — [[t]e͟ɪs[/t]] aces 1) N COUNT: oft N of n An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit. ...the ace of hearts. 2) N COUNT … English dictionary
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