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trump card
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. trump
  2. 2. trump card
  3. 3. ace up one's sleeve
  4. 4. Trump
This noun literally means a trump card, referring to a secret weapon or decisive last resort that guarantees success. It is used figuratively to describe a person's strongest advantage or most powerful strategy.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Is it risky to use price revision as a trump card?

Sentence 2

"Oh, if that's your trump card, this'll be easy," he said sarcastically.

Sentence 3

If you run out of trump cards, how are you going to fight?

Sentence 4

When do you think is the right moment to play your trump card?

Sentence 5

Honestly, being told "friendship is the trump card" just leaves me at a loss.