의미: air sleeve

áir slèeve[sòck] =WIND SOCK

sleeve 관용구

an ace up your sleeve

an important card to play, an important fact to reveal To survive, one needs an ace up one's sleeve - a special talent.

card up one's sleeve

another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.

laugh up your sleeve

laugh secretly at someone, behind your back He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.

up your sleeve

hidden, ready to use if asked When I write an exam, I like to have a topic up my sleeve.

wear your heart on your sleeve

show your emotions, reveal your true feelings If you wear your heart on your sleeve, he'll know you love him.

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Idiom(s): wear one's heart on one's sleeve AND have one's heart on one's sleeve

Theme: EMOTION

to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private.
• John always has his heart on his sleeve so that everyone knows how he feels.
• Because she wears her heart on her sleeve, it's easy to hurt her feelings.

roll one's sleeves up

Idiom(s): roll one's sleeves up

Theme: WORK

to get ready to do some work.
• Roll your sleeves up and get busy. This isn't a picnic. This is work!
• Come on, you guys, get busy. Roll up your sleeves and go to work.

laugh up one's sleeve

Idiom(s): laugh up one's sleeve

Theme: LAUGHTER

to laugh secretly; to laugh quietly to oneself. (Informal.)
• Jane looked very serious, but I knew she was laughing up her sleeve.
• I told Sally that her dress was darling, but I was laughing up my sleeve because it was too small.

have sth up one's sleeve

Idiom(s): have sth up one's sleeve

Theme: SOLUTION

to have a secret or surprise plan or solution (to a problem). (Slang. Refers to cheating at cards by having a card hidden in one's sleeve.)
• I've got something up my sleeve, and it should solve all your problems. I'll tell you what it is after I'm elected.
• The manager has something up her sleeve. She'll surprise us with it later.

have an ace up one's sleeve

Idiom(s): have an ace up one's sleeve

Theme: DECEPTION

to have a secret or concealed means of accomplishing something.
• I think that Liz has an ace up her sleeve and will surprise us with success at the last minute.
• I have done all I can do. I have no idea what to do next. I don't have an ace up my sleeve, and I can't work miracles.

have one's heart on one's sleeve

Ace up your sleeve

If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.

Card up your sleeve

If you have a card up your sleeve, you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right.

Have a trick up your sleeve

If you have a trick up your sleeve, you have a secret strategy to use when the time is right.

keep something up your sleeve

keep something hidden for later: "We've been negotiating my new pay and conditions, but I've kept the other job offer up my sleeve for the time being."

card up one's sleeve|card|sleeve

n. phr., informal Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve. Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another.
Compare: ACE IN THE HOLE².

roll up one's sleeves|roll|roll up|sleeve|sleeves

To get ready for a hard job; prepare to work hard or seriously. When Paul took his science examination, he saw how little he knew about science. He rolled up his sleeves and went to work.

up one's sleeve|in one's sleeve|sleeve|up

adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one's shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly ready for the right time or for a time when needed. Jimmy knew that his father had some trick up his sleeve because he was smiling to himself during the checker game.
Compare: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE. 3. See: LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE.

wear one's heart on one's sleeve|heart|pin|pin one

v. phr. To show your feelings openly; show everyone how you feel; not hide your feelings. She wears her heart on her sleeve. It's easy to see if she is sad or happy. Sometimes it is better not to pin your heart on your sleeve.
Compare: OPEN ONE'S HEART.

heart on one's sleeve

heart on one's sleeve
see wear one's heart on one's sleeve.

roll up one's sleeves

roll up one's sleeves
Prepare to work, as in When he saw how much snow had fallen he simply rolled up his sleeves and went to find the shovel. This expression, alluding to turning one's sleeves upward to avoid getting them wet or dirty, is used both literally and more loosely, as in the example here.

sleeve

sleeve
see card up one's sleeve; laugh up one's sleeve; roll up one's sleeves; wear one's heart on one's sleeve.

up one's sleeve

up one's sleeve
see card up one's sleeve.