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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "AHS" (as in "art") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "hoh" (as in "hope") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAHN" (as in "mark") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
To have a secret advantage or hidden resource kept in reserve for the most strategic moment. The person with an ace up their sleeve never shows all their cards at once and always surprises when others thought they had already lost.
“He wasn't showing any nerves because he had an ace up his sleeve.”
“Keep your ace in reserve for the moment you really need it.”
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To have a secret advantage or hidden resource kept in reserve for the most strategic moment. The person with an ace up their sleeve never shows all their cards at once and always surprises when others thought they had already lost.
“He wasn't showing any nerves because he had an ace up his sleeve.”
“Keep your ace in reserve for the moment you really need it.”
Biyuya
Money in Argentine and Uruguayan lunfardo slang, a classic word from tango culture and early 20th century River Plate street speech. Still alive in Buenos Aires slang as proof that lunfardo never dies.