10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP ONE'S SLEEVE»
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up one's sleeve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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History and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Zhou Hou Hi Ji Fang ( Emergency Formulas to Keep Up One's Sleeve): The first
TCM first-aid handbook 1600 years ago In the Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong, an eminent
physician and alchemist, compiled a book entitled Zhou Hou Bi Ji Fang ...
Zhen'guo Wang, Peiping Xie, 1999
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New Horizons in English 1
4. The maize was ready for harvest a week ago. 5. Jane rushed to the
supermarket to buy more soap. 6. "Put all that baggage in the store," ordered the
chief porter. ii) Idiomatic Expressions 1. To have something up one's sleeve
means to have ...
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
einen Trumpf haben 7 nochl. .. einen Trumpf in der Hand haben/(halten) ' to still/..
. have a trump card left, to still/... have an ace up one's sleeve noch/... einen
verborgenen Trumpf haben 7 noch]... einen verborgenen Trumpf in der Hand ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Mid-1800s] card up one's sleeve Also, ace up one's sleeve. A hidden or secret
advantage or resource, as in Before we make a decision, let's see ifmanagement
has another card up its sleeve, or You can count on John to have an ace up his ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Up Up An ace up one's sleeve: See below, Up one's sleeve. On the up and up:
honest and fair dealing. I guarantee that this deal is on the up and up. Own up to:
to admit. He had to own up to the fact that he ate all the cookies. Up: feeling good
...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
ACe up one's sleeve We must work on Christmas Eve We are not allowed to take
a leave but Steve can be very persuasive and I believe He would be able to get a
leave from the chief Steve's persuasive skills is an ace up his sleeve Meaning ...
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Colloquial Language in Ulysses: A Reference Tool
This sounds much more relevant than Gifford's comments on whiskey's use as an
external medicine. [25f. (WIP)] 8.1008(176). He has some bloody horse up his
sleeve. OED sleeve, sb. 2b. To have in or up, one's sleeve. With in. from ca. 1500
...
Robert William Dent, 1994
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
laugh up one's sleeve to laugh secretly: / had the feeling she was laughing up
her sieeve at something I didn 't understand. slice a slice of the cake (not formal)
a share of something valuable which has been gained: The company is now very
...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
"(God) speed the plough" A wish for success in some undertaking. This
expression occurs in the fifteenth-century song "Plough Monday" (q.v.). To "laugh
up one's sleeve" This expression probably has a monastic origin. The large choir
dress, ...
(unimportance) 643; set at naught, laugh in one's sleeve, laugh up one's sleeve,
snap one's fingers at, shrug one's shoulders, turn up one's nose at, pooh-pooh,
damn with faint praise" [Pope]; whistle at, sneer at; curl up one's lip, toss the head
, ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP ONE'S SLEEVE»
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up one's sleeve is used in the context of the following news items.
Support for iWatch and Android Wearable with apps from Appy Pie
With the ability to create radio apps for one's online radio station hosted ... with Appy Pie's app builder, one can now wear this station up one's sleeve, literally. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
Bartender's Ketchup
It's a savior, a secret weapon and an ace up one's sleeve. It's a bartender's go-to ingredient for making virtually anything delicious, for whipping up a cocktail on ... «Vegas Seven, Jun 15»
The Verge Of Getting Down: Bill Brewster's Funk Rock Rarities
But we've tried to dig deep and pull out the ones you might not know from deep ... the line, one can never have too many funk-rock gems stuffed up one's sleeve. «The Quietus, Apr 15»
To have something up your sleeve
The closest English equivalent would be “to have something up one's sleeve”. The phrase is generally used when you are wondering what someone is up to, ... «Radio Prague, Jun 14»
