Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “ace in the hole“ and its meaning is “an advantage that is kept hidden until needed; a resource that is held in reserve (for future use when required)”.
Example Sentence: However, this is the president Donald Trump’s political ace in the hole: his floor of support – around 42% or 43% of the US electorate – has been largely unchanged even in the era of Covid-19. Trump once joked that he could shoot someone in New York’s Fifth Avenue and not lose any support. Why so many Americans continue to support such a clearly incompetent and malevolent president is a question for another day.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Only a fool would write off Trump. But there’s a reason he’s so desperate and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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