hold the trump card — possess the winning card; control the situation … English contemporary dictionary
holds the trump card — possesses the winning card; controls the situation … English contemporary dictionary
Trump Card — Infobox Television show name = Trump Card caption = format = Game show runtime = 30 minutes creator = Terry Mardell starring = Jimmy Cefalo Host Debi Massey Hostess country = USA network = Syndication first aired = 1990 last aired = 1991 Trump… … Wikipedia
trump card — /trump kahrd / for 1; /trump kahrd / for 2. 1. Cards. trump1 (def. 1a). 2. Informal. something that gives one person or group the advantage over another: The surprise witness was his trump card. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
Trump (card games) — In a trick taking game, a trump is a card which is elevated above its normal rank. Typically an entire suit is nominated as a trump suit these cards then outrank all cards of plain (non trump) suits.In most games, the relative rank of cards… … Wikipedia
Trump Card — 1) Any card of the trump suit 2) A card designated as a trump by the rules of the game … The official rules of card games glossary
trump card — {n.} Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. * /The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card./ * /Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be… … Dictionary of American idioms
trump card — {n.} Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. * /The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card./ * /Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be… … Dictionary of American idioms
trump\ card — noun Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card. Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be there … Словарь американских идиом
trump card — noun a) A playing card, of the trump suite that is held in reserve until needed to win a trick b) Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously … Wiktionary
