Sens: acardiaə'kærədɪən. acardia, absence de coeur, de naissance
your trump card Idiome
a card
(See such a card)
a full house (cards)
a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.
card
(See such a card)
card-carrying member
a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.
card up one
another plan or argument kept back and produced if needed I don
card up one's sleeve
another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
drawing card
entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.
hit me (card games)
"give me another card; yes, I'll have another one" "The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, ""Hit me."""
hold all the trump cards
have the best chance of winning, have full control It will be difficult to do well in the negotiations with him as he holds all the trump cards.
house of cards
something badly put together and easily knocked down, a poorly founded plan/action The peace agreement between the two countries was like a house of cards and fell apart as soon as a minor problem occurred.
trump card
1. A designated card in some card games that ranks above all others. The only way I can win this hand is if I get the trump card.2. A resource used to gain an advantage over others, often by being held and then used at an opportune time. I have a feeling the prosecution still hasn't played their trump card in this trial—I expect a big revelation during tomorrow's testimony.See also: card, trump
trump card
A key resource to gain an advantage at the opportune moment, as in That surprise witness was the defense's trump card, or She played her trump card, announcing that the Senator would speak. This expression transfers the trump card of games such as bridge, which can win over a card of another suit, to other kinds of advantage. [Early 1800s] See also: card, trump
a/your ˈtrump card
something that gives you an advantage over other people, especially when they do not know what it is and you are able to use it to surprise them: Many schools use small classes as their trump card in marketing campaigns. ♢ He waited until the last minute to play his trump card and tell them about his plans to cut costs.In some card games, one of the four suits is chosen to have a higher value than the others. The cards in that suit are trump cards.See also: card, trumpSee also:
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