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Etymology
From the practice of magicians hiding tricks or gimmicks in the sleeve.
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up one's sleeve
- (idiomatic) Hidden and ready to be produced as needed; in reserve.
I have tried everything I can think of, and I don't have anything more up my sleeve.
1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary:"There may be things that you know which I do not. I have not pretended to be aware of all the details of your show. But equally I've got something up my sleeve that you don't know about. And that's where I mean to score. Danvers was a damned clever fellow——" He broke off as if he had said too much.
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