in reserve
Stored and set aside for possible useStored and set aside for possible (future) use; spoken for.
» We should hold some food in reserve.
Meaning
1 sensesStored and set aside for possible (future) use; spoken for.
Near-synonyms: reserve, reserved, reservedly; held back; spare, backup; up one's sleeve, on ice, saved up, stored up, stored away
to hold [something] in reserve
in Reserve, auf Reserve
Examples
5 sentencesWe should hold some food in reserve.
He seems to have much in reserve.
They left active duty last month, but they're still in the reserves.
The number of flying insects collected in traps in nature reserves in Germany has declined by 75% over the last 25 years.
deDie Zahl der in deutschen Naturschutzgebieten gefangenen Fluginsekten hat sich im Laufe der letzten 25 Jahre um 75 % verringert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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