up one's sleeve
Hidden and ready to be produced as neededHidden and ready to be produced as needed; in reserve.
» Roll up your right sleeve.
Krempele deinen rechten Ärmel hoch! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Закатайте правый рукав. — anutakay
Закатай правый рукав. — marafon
Закатайте правий рукав. — aandrusiak
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1 senses(idiomatic)Hidden and ready to be produced as needed; in reserve.
I have tried everything I can think of, and I don't have anything more up my sleeve.
im Ärmel
за па́зухойza pázuxoj, исподтишка́ispodtišká
Examples
114 sentencesRoll up your right sleeve.
Закатайте правий рукав. — aandrusiak
ruЗакатайте правый рукав. — anutakay
deKrempele deinen rechten Ärmel hoch! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom rolled up his shirt sleeves.
ruТом закатал рукава рубашки. — marafon
deTom rollte seine Hemdsärmel hoch. — raggione
Could you roll up your sleeve?
I have a card up my sleeve.
ruУ меня карта в рукаве. — marafon
Tom had some tricks up his sleeve.
deTom hatte einige Tricks auf Lager. — Esperantostern
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From the practice of magicians hiding tricks or gimmicks in the sleeve.From the practice of magicians hiding tricks or gimmicks in the sleeve.
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