- on one's sleeve
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phrasal
in an honest and open manner — used with wear <wears his emotions on his sleeve>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
on one's sleeve
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in\ one's\ sleeve — • up one s sleeve • in one s sleeve adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly… … Словарь американских идиом
up\ one's\ sleeve — • up one s sleeve • in one s sleeve adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly… … Словарь американских идиом
up one's sleeve — or[in one s sleeve] {adv. phr.} 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. * /The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win./ 2. {informal} Kept secretly ready for… … Dictionary of American idioms
up one's sleeve — or[in one s sleeve] {adv. phr.} 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one s shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. * /The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win./ 2. {informal} Kept secretly ready for… … Dictionary of American idioms
up one's sleeve — phrasal : held secretly in reserve has an emergency plan up his sleeve * * * up one s sleeve To laugh privately or unperceived ● sleeve * * * (of a strategy, idea, or resource) kept secret and in reserve for use when needed he was new to the game … Useful english dictionary
up one's sleeve — ► up one s sleeve kept secret and in reserve for use when needed. Main Entry: ↑sleeve … English terms dictionary
in one's sleeve — See: UP ONE S SLEEVE … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's sleeve — See: UP ONE S SLEEVE … Dictionary of American idioms
up one's sleeve — idi up one s sleeve, kept hidden, esp. for future use against another … From formal English to slang
in one's sleeve — To laugh inwardly ● laugh … Useful english dictionary
To laugh up one's sleeve — Sleeve Sleeve, n. [OE. sleeve, sleve, AS. sl?fe, sl?fe; akin to sl?fan to put on, to clothe; cf. OD. sloove the turning up of anything, sloven to turn up one s sleeves, sleve a sleeve, G. schlaube a husk, pod.] 1. The part of a garment which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
