trick up
To add adornments, such as costume piecesTo add adornments, such as costume pieces; to decorate or make something appear fancy.
» Tom had some tricks up his sleeve.
Tom hatte einige Tricks auf Lager.
Meaning
2 sensesTo add adornments, such as costume pieces; to decorate or make something appear fancy.
(transitive)To add tricks to a course or hole, including hazards in full golf and barriers in minigolf.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Examples
38 sentencesTom had some tricks up his sleeve.
deTom hatte einige Tricks auf Lager. — Esperantostern
Do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?
deHast du sonst noch irgendwelche Tricks auf Lager? — mramosch
She was tricked up in jewels.
Ganon has another trick up his sleeve.
ruУ Гэнона есть ещё уловка в запасе. — Ooneykcall
Mary had some tricks up her sleeve.
deMaria hatte ein paar Asse im Ärmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
tricks up, tricking up, tricked up, tricked up| Base form | trick up · to trick up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tricks up |
| Present participle | tricking up |
| Past simple | tricked up |
| Past participle | tricked up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
15 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb