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Definition 2024

up_one's_sleeve

up one's sleeve

English

Adverb

up one's sleeve

(idiomatic) Hidden, in reserve.
I have tried everything I can think of, and I don't have anything more up my sleeve.

Usage notes

In this sense, the phrase most commonly occurs after a nominal such as ace, trick, surprise, something, more, nothing, nothing, anything

Translations

hidden, in reserve

Arabic:
Finnish: hihassa
French: dans sa manche
German: im Ärmel
Icelandic: luma á (verb), eiga í pokahorninu (verb), lúra á (verb), hafa í bakhöndinni (verb)
Italian: Avere un asso nella manica.
Japanese:
Korean:
Mandarin: 锦囊妙计 (zh)
Polish:
Portuguese: na manga
Russian: за па́зухой (ru) ‎(za pázuxoj), исподтишка́ (ru) ‎(ispodtišká) (secretly)
Spanish: debajo de la manga

See also

roll up one's sleeves