have an ace up one's sleeve

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have an ace up (one's) sleeve definition


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    to have something useful in reserve; to have a special trick available. (Have got can replace have.) : I still have an ace up my sleeve that you don't know about.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Have an ace up one's sleeve is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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