Meaning: angel's trumpet

n.
South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowersa South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

trump Idiom, Proverb

hold all the trump cards

have the best chance of winning, have full control It will be difficult to do well in the negotiations with him as he holds all the trump cards.

trump card

something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works Although we appeared to be very weak during the meeting we had some secret information as our trump card.

trump up

make up, invent in the mind He was arrested on trumped up charges of selling illegal CDs.

trump

1. to have lots of money, like billionaire Donald Trump
2. in certain card games the highest ranking suit is called trump (e.g. spades). When a person has nothing but trump cards in his hand it is referred to as being "trump tight""cause Snoop dog is trump tight like the virgin-surgeon" -- Snoop Dogg (Tha Shiznit [??])

trump tight

see trump

trumped-up

Idiom(s): trumped-up

Theme: DECEPTION

false; fraudulently devised.
• They tried to have Tom arrested on a trumped-up charge.
• Bob gave some trumped-up excuse for not being at the meeting.

play one's trump card

Idiom(s): play one's trump card

Theme: STRATEGY

to use a special trick; to use one's most powerful or effective strategy or device. (Informal.)
• I won't play my trump card until I have tried everything else.
• I thought that the whole situation was hopeless until Mary played her trump card and solved the whole problem.

Blow your own trumpet

If someone blows their own trumpet, they boast about their talents and achievements. ('Blow your own horn' is an alternative form.)

Come up trumps

When someone is said to have 'come up trumps', they have completed an activity successfully or produced a good result, especially when they were not expected to.

hold all the trumps|hold|trumps

v. phr. To have the best chance of winning; have all the advantages; have full control. Most of the team wants John for captain and he is the best player. He will he elected captain because he holds all the trumps. Freddy has a quarter and I have no money, so he holds all the trumps and can buy whatever he wants with it.

trump card|card|trump

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 there.

trump up|trump

v. To make up (something untrue); invent in the mind. Every time Tom is late getting home he trumps up some new excuse. The Russians were afraid he was a spy, so they arrested him on a trumped-up charge and made him leave the country.

turn up trumps

turn up trumps
End well, succeed, as in Some brief courtships and hasty marriages turn up trumps. This expression alludes to card games in which trump cards are superior to cards of other suits. [Late 1700s]