ace in the hole
王牌中的王牌,王牌,王牌特工,王牌产品
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- : Poker. an ace dealt and held face down, especially in stud poker.
- : an advantage or a resource kept back until the proper opportunity presents itself: His ace in the hole is his political influence.
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France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note.
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
Squinty, several times, looked at the hole under the pen, by which he had once gotten out.
Madame and myself had just been regretting that we should have to pass the evening in this miserable hole of a town.