The phrase "trick up your sleeve" is an idiom, which is a type of figurative language. It refers to having a secret strategy or clever plan that one keeps hidden until it is needed, much like a magician who surprises an audience with an unexpected trick. This expression conveys the idea of being resourceful and prepared for unforeseen challenges.
The first trick was that the the boy taught the mouse to creep up the sleeve of his jacket and come by his neck.
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The figure of speech used in the phrase "driving her up the wall" is an idiom. It conveys a sense of frustration or annoyance, suggesting that something is making her feel overwhelmed or exasperated. This expression uses imagery to illustrate the emotional state rather than being taken literally.
It means dress up in your most fashionable clothes. No one knows for certain where the expression comes from.
There are too many to list them all here - there are links below to WikiPedia (they list each kind of figure of speech) and to an example page which gives specific examples!If you click on each of the subtypes at the top it will list things like metaphors... "standing on the shoulders of giants" and things like that.
Yes, "trick up your sleeve" is not an example of alliteration. Alliteration occurs when the initial sounds of words in close proximity repeat, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." "Trick up your sleeve" does not have this repetition of initial sounds.
She ain't no one-trick pony! (American Western genre) I only have one trick up my sleeve. Let me show you a card trick.
The Fashion Show - 2009 Trick Up Your Sleeve 1-3 was released on: USA: 21 May 2009 Japan: 28 March 2012
Card-playing. A common method of cheating involves hiding cards on the inside of the wrist beneath a sleeve.
The first trick was that the the boy taught the mouse to creep up the sleeve of his jacket and come by his neck.
It was never clear, Hermione probably had a trick up her sleeve or they might have flown.
Harry Houdini is no longer alive. He can not become president unless he has one last trick up his sleeve.
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heres a little trick my mum has up her sleeve... cold water is the trick... there u go ... wash it under cold water or in washing machine at 'cold'. BY KK
By being kind and thoughtful, she'll never figure out what you're up to.
move with agility
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