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hole card

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a hole card (American)
a secret advantage that is ready to use when you need it. She still had one hole card to get out of police custody - a phone call to an influential friend.
See also: card, hole

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It has been playing this high-stakes game successfully for many years, with the hole card always being that nuclear program.
 
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