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- Ace in the hole
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An ace in the hole is something other people are not aware of that can be used to your advantage when the time is right.
- 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.
- All bets are off
- (USA) If all bets are off, then agreements that have been made no longer apply.
- 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.
- Go for broke
- If someone goes for broke, they risk everything they have for a potentially greater gain.
- Hedge your bets
- If you hedge your bets, you don't risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing.
- In the cards
- If something is in the cards, it is bound to occur, it is going to happen, or it is inevitable.
- Let the chips fall where they may
- This means that we shouldn't try to control events, because destiny controls them.
- Luck of the draw
- To have the 'Luck of the draw' is to win something in a competition where the winner is chosen purely by chance.
- Make bets in a burning house
- (USA) If people are making bets in a burning house, they are engaged in futile activity while serious problems around them are getting worse.
- Put your cards on the table
- If you put your cards on the table, you make your thoughts or ideas perfectly clear.
- Queen of Hearts
- A woman who is pre-eminent in her area is a Queen of Hearts.
- Russian roulette
- If people take a dangerous and unnecessary risk, they are playing Russian roulette.
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